BJP president J.P. Nadda on Wednesday sought to draw a distinction between the Congress and other Opposition forces, equating the party with a “dynasty” and calling it an “exception” that had been “rejected and ejected”.

In a series of tweets, Nadda claimed that at Friday’s all-party meeting where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had briefed the Opposition on the Ladakh clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed by the Chinese, “one family was an exception” as other Opposition leaders backed the government on its handling of the border episode.

“It is the Opposition’s right to ask questions. The All Party Meeting saw healthy deliberations, with several Opposition leaders giving their valuable inputs. They also fully supported the Centre in determining the way ahead,” Nadda tweeted.

“One family was an exception. Any guesses who?” he added.

Nadda’s attack came a day after the Congress Working Committee questioned Prime Minister Modi’s handling of the Ladakh crisis.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had attended Friday’s all-party meeting.

She had sought an assurance from the Prime Minister that “status quo ante” would be restored on the China border while suggesting the government’s failure to provide timely political and diplomatic interventions had cost the lives of soldiers.

The BJP often tries to separate the Congress from the wider Opposition and succeeds as most regional parties who have significant numbers in Parliament rarely take a firm stand on key national issues.

In keeping with that line, Nadda tweeted on Wednesday: “One ‘royal’ dynasty and their ‘loyal’ courtiers have grand delusions of the Opposition being about one dynasty.…”

“A rejected and ejected dynast is NOT equal to the entire Opposition. One dynasty’s interests are not India’s interests,” the BJP chief wrote.

Without naming Rahul Gandhi, Nadda tweeted: “Today the nation is united and supportive of the armed forces. This is the time for unity and solidarity. Relaunch of ‘the scion’ for the nth time can wait.”