BJP calls US waiver on Russian oil a success of Modi’s strategic diplomacy

07 March,2026 10:33 AM IST |  New Delhi  |  Agencies

The BJP has hailed the US decision to grant a 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, calling it a success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategic diplomacy. The party also criticised Rahul Gandhi and the Congress for allegedly spreading misinformation about oil shortages

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After the US announced that it is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, the BJP on Friday termed the development a success of the "strategic oil diplomacy" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said it's a "big egg on the face of anti-India Rahul Gandhi and the Congress".

The BJP also accused the Congress and Gandhi of creating panic by spreading "fake news on oil shortage".

"Rahul Gandhi and Congress hate seeing India act with strategic restraint and strategic clarity under Prime Minister Narendra Modi," BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said post on X.

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