Modi, Rajnath and Doval Should Resign Over National Security Failures

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval must resign immediately for their role in grave national security failures that compromised India’s territorial integrity and undermined democratic accountability, stated Dahlan Baqavi, National Vice President of the Social Democratic Party of India.

This demand follows the serious disclosures emerging from the unpublished memoir Four Stars of Destiny by former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, and the systematic attempts by the government to suppress discussion on these revelations inside Parliament.

General Naravane, who served as Army Chief from December 2019 to April 2022, commanded the Indian Army during the Galwan Valley clash and the prolonged military standoff with China in eastern Ladakh. His memoir, completed and assigned an ISBN, has been withheld for more than a year under Ministry of Defence review, even as verified excerpts have been widely reported by national media. The prolonged withholding of the book, without a formal ban or public justification, raises serious concerns about censorship and political interference.

According to reported excerpts, General Naravane details how Chinese forces advanced with tanks and infantry to dangerously close proximity of Indian positions, while political authorization for a decisive military response was delayed at the highest levels of government. He also records the creation of buffer zones that restricted Indian patrols, directly contradicting repeated official claims that no territory was lost. These are first hand accounts from a former Army Chief responsible for operational command during the crisis.

Dahlan Baqavi stated that these revelations expose a dangerous weakness in national security decision making and reflect cowardice in confronting Chinese aggression. Allowing repeated incursions into Indian territory, followed by denial and narrative management, represents a serious failure to protect national sovereignty.

This failure was compounded by the government’s conduct inside Parliament on February 2, 2026, where discussion on these matters was blocked instead of being addressed transparently. By invoking procedural rules to prevent reference to widely reported material, the government demonstrated fear of accountability. Preventing parliamentary debate on national security failures undermines democracy and erodes public trust. Issues concerning Galwan Valley and the China standoff demand answers, not suppression.

Dahlan Baqavi held the BJP regime directly responsible for these failures. He stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval presided over a period during which the Chinese army was allowed to intrude into Indian territory. Permitting such incursions and misleading the public about ground realities amounts to an unpardonable betrayal of the country.

The Social Democratic Party of India demands the immediate release of General Naravane’s memoir and a full parliamentary debate on its contents. Dahlan Baqavi concluded by reiterating that those who compromised India’s territorial integrity and weakened democratic accountability have forfeited their moral authority to govern and must resign from their positions.