New Delhi, May 20 -- Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday defended Rahul Gandhi's remarks accusing External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of informing Pakistan before the strikes on terror infrastructure under Operation Sindoor.

While speaking to ANI, Khurshid said, "He is the LoP. The LoP has certain rights and responsibilities. He carries out the same. Let him do that. He speaks only after assessing and understanding everything... The purpose for which we are going is to speak for the nation... Let us do what we have to, in the interest of the nation."

Khurshid, who was part of the multi-party delegation visiting key countries to showcase India's stance against terrorism, said that Rahul Gandhi spoke only after carefully assessi...