I can give another angle to conspiracy theory.
Pappu meets jittered Chinese in New Delhi (secretly---INC denies, Chinese delete their mention of this meeting from their portal, then photos come out, then INC accepts and says "so what?"). Chinese promises them of help in gaining back to power. But asks for their help in getting Modi government focus out of their strategy of low-cost intelligence based war (which is causing them great embarrassment right from Balochistan to Doklam) Congress suggests lets target Gujraties at upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Since Gujrat is up for election GoI might take some steps towards people pleasing unthought action(reaction). We (Congress) will help by mounting pressure demanding for such actions to be taken. You (Chinese) make sure it ends in failure and we will make sure it ends up in a public embarrassment. GOI will be humiliated publically. We(Congress) will return to power and will make sure you carry on business as usual (encroaching on Indian territory inch by inch) thereafter. Also, make your friend (pakistan) know of our assurance about
Aman Ki Asha part-2.