India, July 30 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged the Centre lacked "political will" during Operation Sindor and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not sacrifice the armed forces for "petty political gains", daring him to categorically rebut US President Donald Trump's claims about brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

Gandhi cast doubts on defence minister Rajnath Singh's remarks about the Indian director general of military operation's communication with his Pakistani counterpart on May 7, challenged external affairs minister S Jaishankar's assertions on diplomacy, and hit out at the PM.

"This is a very dangerous time, and we can't afford a PM who lacks the courage to utilise...