Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday termed the Rahul Gandhi-led ‘INDIA’ bloc and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)—whom he described as associates of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal—as “anarchist” groups attempting to destabilise the country, accusing them of seeking to create unrest after being rejected by voters.
The remarks came as the CJP and other groups planned protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. “The country is fully advancing on the path of development and, despite ongoing global crises, is steadily progressing towards continuous growth today. These are two anarchist groups, one led by Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the ‘INDI alliance,’ and the other led by CJP, an associate of Arvind Kejriwal. He also accused the Opposition of challenging the constitutional framework while invoking the Constitution.
Because of its economic growth and development, nabin further alleged that the protests were not driven solely by domestic political considerations, claiming that foreign powers were also attempting to undermine India.
“Today, an attempt is being made to create an extremely dangerous and serious situation in the country,” Nabin said, adding, “And who is doing this? But this fact is stinging all of you,” he said. “Challenging democracy in the name of the Constitution with the support of lies is an insult to the people’s mandate,” he said, adding that the country’s youth were watching the language used by Opposition leaders and would reject what he described as attacks on constitutional institutions and holders of high office. Nabin said the government would deal firmly with forces seeking to create tension. “The way attempts are being made today to create a tense situation, the Government of India will deal with it strictly, and at the same time, BJP workers will also stay among the people and thwart your schemes,” he said, reiterating the party’s commitment to building a “developed India”.
