New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): A day after the Supreme Court pulled up the Congress leader over his alleged remarks on the Indian army, Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday came out in support of the Congress MP and said that the former Congress president has not given any 'concocted figures'

He also said that BJP leaders should introspect before commenting on Rahul Gandhi.

Chowdhury told ANI on Monday, 'Through satellite images and social experts, it was proved that a 2,000 sq km area was captured. Rahul Gandhi has not given any concocted figures... What was the need for the government to say that discussions are going on... It was needed to say this because they captured our land (Chinese army)... That is why BJP leaders are told that before saying anything against Rahul Gandhi, they should look at themselves.'

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih expressed disapproval of Gandhi's remarks, saying how does he know the Chinese occupied 2000 square kilometres of land and said that a true Indian wouldn't say such a thing.

Justice Datta said, 'How do you get to know that 2000 square kilometres of Indian territory was occupied by China? What is the credible material? If you are a true indian, you would not say this. When there is a conflict across borders... can you say all this?'

The bench also asked senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Gandhi, why Gandhi didn't say all this in Parliament and why on social media.

'Whatever you have to say, why don't you say it in the Parliament? Why do you have to say this in the social media posts?' asked Justice Datta.

Gandhi had made the remarks on December 16, 2022, during his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.

Gandhi had said, 'People will ask about Bharat Jodo Yatra, here and there, Ashok Gahlot and Sachin Pilot and whatnot. But they will not ask a single question about China capturing 2000 square kilometres of Indian territory,' 'killing 20 Indian soldiers' and 'thrashing our soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh'.

'But the Indian press doesn't ask a question to them about this. Isn't it true? The nation is watching all this. Don't pretend that people don't know,' he added. (ANI)