Jaipur, June 6 -- Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday reiterated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks against the BJP-led central government about the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan following an armed conflict triggered by the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, and questioned the silence over "undue external influence" from US President Donald Trump in mediating the said truce. In a post on X, Gehlot said: "BJP president JP Nadda should understand that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is asking the questions which are there in the mind of the people of this country." Quoting Gandhi, Gehlot wrote, "The country hasn't lost, the army hasn't lost-then why is our government afraid?" Gehlot questioned the government's silence over what he termed as "undue external influence", especially from Trump. "Why is Trump repeatedly pressuring India for a ceasefire?" he asked, suggesting that the Modi government gave in to international pressure at a time when the Indian Army was gaining ground in Operation Sindoor." "After the Pahalgam attack, there was widespread outrage in the country. In response, the army began striking back against terrorists and their sheltering nation, Pakistan. The entire Opposition, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, stood with the government, and the nation was united in the belief that this time the army would fully eliminate terrorism. However, just minutes after Trump tweeted about a ceasefire, the Indian government announced it - sending a negative signal to the entire country," he said. The former CM said that several critical questions on the Operation remain unanswered by the BJP government, fuelling public outrage across the country. "There is also growing concern over the status of the investigation into the apparent security lapse and what punitive action, if any, has been taken against those responsible," he said. The former CM pointed out that the terms under which the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was agreed upon remain unclear. If the ceasefire was not declared under pressure from former US President Donald Trump, citizens are asking why the Prime Minister has not publicly denied Trump's claims, Gehlot said. "The absence of transparency on these issues continues to stir public discontent and raise doubts about the government's handling of the situation." In response to the remarks, water resource minister Suresh Rawat said: "Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have gone beyond even Pakistan's terrorists; Rahul Gandhi is saying things against India that even they don't dare to say." He said terrorists cowardly attacked the citizens of the country, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on the very same day that no matter where the murderers hide in the world, they will be found and eliminated. "The world witnessed the Indian Army penetrate 300 kilometres into Pakistan, destroying 11 airbases and 9 terrorist hideouts, killing over 150 terrorists." "Following these events, Pakistan appealed for a ceasefire, which India accepted and was announced by the Indian Army. Now, Rahul Gandhi is behaving like an enemy of the nation, and it is a matter of national misfortune that he is the Leader of the Opposition," he added....