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Rahul Gandhi, addressing the Bharat Summit 2.0, said democracy in India had been destroyed in 2014.
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The BJP on Saturday hit back at Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his ‘democracy destroyed’ remark, accusing him of acting at the behest of foreign powers and billionaire George Soros to create instability in India.
Pradeep Bhandari, in a post on X, launched a sharp attack on Gandhi following his address at the Bharat Summit 2.0 in Hyderabad, where the Congress leader accused the BJP of destroying democracy in the country and questioned the use of money and influence in the political system.
Bhandari alleged that Gandhi was seeking the removal of the Narendra Modi government with the help of foreign delegates and members of organisations linked to Soros. He also accused the Congress leader of seeking foreign interference in India’s democratic process.
“Rahul Gandhi has become puppet of foreign powers and George Soros wanting instability in India!” Bhandari said in his statement on X.
He further claimed that Gandhi’s remarks and his interaction with foreign delegates at the summit showed that he wanted regime change with foreign assistance. Bhandari also accused the Congress of being “anti-India”.
BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi Over Bharat Summit Remarks
In his post, Bhandari said Gandhi’s call for the removal of the Modi government, in the presence of foreign delegates and members of George Soros, proved that he was against Indian democracy.
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Rahul Gandhi stated at the Bharat Summit 2.0 in Hyderabad that democracy in India was destroyed in 2014.
BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari accused Rahul Gandhi of acting as a puppet of foreign powers and George Soros to create instability in India.
Rahul Gandhi claimed that the BJP’s assets grew 11-fold in a decade.
Rahul Gandhi alleged that seven million new voters were added in three months and all of them voted for the BJP.
“Rahul Gandhi wants foreign interference in Indian Democracy. Rahul Gandhi wants Regime Change with Foreign help!” he said.
Bhandari also questioned Gandhi’s role as Leader of Opposition, alleging that he was behaving like a representative of foreign powers seeking instability in India.
“Rahul Gandhi is no longer LOP, he is behaving as puppet of Foreign powers wanting instability in India! Congress is Anti India!” he said.
The BJP leader’s remarks came after Gandhi’s speech at the Hyderabad summit, where he accused the ruling party of changing the country’s political landscape since 2014.
‘Democracy Was Destroyed In 2014’: Rahul Gandhi
Addressing the Bharat Summit 2.0, Rahul Gandhi said democracy in India had been destroyed in 2014. He claimed that the Opposition had remained in shock for nearly a decade after witnessing a different kind of election campaign and changes in the electoral system.
He alleged that large amounts of money had entered politics and that a new style of campaigning had altered the electoral landscape.
“Millions and millions and millions of dollars injected into the political system, completely new type of campaign, a drama like we had never seen before,” Gandhi said.
He added that an electoral system which had earlier seen close contests and coalition governments had been overturned. According to him, the Opposition was initially unable to understand the changes and began questioning its own approach, ideology and political strategy.
Rahul Gandhi also claimed that the BJP’s assets had grown 11-fold in a decade. He further alleged that seven million new voters had been added in three months and that all of them voted for the BJP.
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