NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday aggressively retaliated to Rahul Gandhi’s continuing charge that foreign minister S Jaishankar had “forewarned” Pakistan about strikes on terror targets under Operation Sindoor, saying the Congress MP was “a new age Mir Jafar”.The marked escalation in BJP’s attack on the issue led Congress to call Jaishankar a “Jaichand” – the medieval period ruler of Kannauj who is depicted as a “traitor” after he allied with Muhammad Ghori against Prithviraj Chauhan.Rahul is “a new age Mir Jafar”, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya said on X while sharing an image juxtaposing Rahul’s photo with that of Pakistan army chief Asim Munir and captioning it, “What’s next for Rahul Gandhi? The Nishan-e-Pakistan?”Jafar, who served as a commander in the Bengal army under Siraj ud-Daulah, had betrayed him during the Battle of Plassey, paving the way for British rule in India.Hitting back, Congress functionary Pawan Khera in a post on X called Jaishankar “a new Jaichand”.Congress Bihar unit shared on X an image juxtaposing PM Modi’s photo with that of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, and captioning it “ek biryani desh par bhari”.Malviya also accused Rahul of aligning with Pakistan’s narrative, noting his failure to congratulate the PM on Operation Sindoor’s success, which demonstrated India’s military strength. He said that Rahul never asked about Pakistani jets downed or destroyed in the operation but instead focused on Indian losses, a question already addressed in DGMO briefings.Malviya shared another cartoon on X depicting Rahul Gandhi, backed by Pakistan, questioning IAF jet losses. The caption implied Rahul was echoing Pak’s narrative.