On August 6, 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced it would file a contempt petition against Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after she publicly criticized the Supreme Court’s recent remarks on her brother, Rahul Gandhi. The Supreme Court had reprimanded Rahul Gandhi on August 4 over statements made about the Indian Army during the December 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra, questioning his basis for alleging that Chinese forces had occupied Indian territory and challenging his credibility as a “true Indian.” In response, Priyanka Gandhi defended her brother, insisting that judges should not decide who qualifies as a true Indian and emphasizing that it is the duty of the opposition leader to question the government. Senior BJP leaders condemned her remarks as irresponsible and accused her of undermining judicial authority, highlighting the intensifying friction between the ruling party and the Congress regarding political responsibility and freedom of speech in sensitive national matters.