Politics
Rajnath Singh says Congress leaders lost right to Gandhi name
The Indian Express··1d ago
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Congress leaders have lost all moral grounds to use Gandhi's name. Speaking in Lucknow, he said the Cockroach Janta Party protest was inspired by the Bangladesh protest. He said the agitation was not against the Chief Election Commissioner or the Special Intensive Revision. Singh alleged regime change was being pursued on Bangladesh lines.
Prism
What It Means For You
- The government's public line separates CEC and SIR grievances from what it calls a regime-change agenda.
- Voters hear Congress accused of forfeiting moral claim to the Gandhi name in the same briefing.
- Coverage of the CJP street protest is now tied by the minister to Bangladesh's 2024 uprising template.
What's Happening
- Singh said another speaker talks of bringing down the government through a street-level uprising.
- He said the sole agenda, in his words, is to destroy democratic institutions and create unrest.
- The remarks came at a Friday press briefing focused on Opposition and CJP protests.
Where This Briefing Fits The Day
- The address in Lucknow ran parallel to other government comments on the Delhi CEC protests.
- Singh framed the fight as not being about electoral reform despite Opposition SIR complaints.
- He linked open talk of regime change training from Bangladesh to the street mobilisation underway.
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