BJP leader Nitin Nabin criticized Rahul Gandhi during the "Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao" padyatra, claiming the Congress leader seeks to undermine democracy at the direction of external forces. The counter-march was organized in response to the INDIA bloc's "Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao" demonstration in Delhi, where opposition leaders demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral irregularities. Nabin rejected these claims, arguing that Congress attacks institutional integrity only after losing state elections while accepting outcomes when victorious.
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The ruling party accused the opposition of attacking constitutional bodies solely due to…: The ruling party accused the opposition of attacking constitutional bodies solely due to electoral defeats in states like Haryana and Maharashtra.
Nabin claimed the opposition displays a double standard by accepting victories in Karnata…: Nabin claimed the opposition displays a double standard by accepting victories in Karnataka while questioning the democratic process elsewhere.
The BJP expressed strong confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will successfully r…: The BJP expressed strong confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will successfully retain power after the 2029 general elections.
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Chandigarh: BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Sunday lashed out at Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he was acting at the behest of foreign powers to create anarchy in the country, and asserted that the country will be governed by the Constitution and not by the "Gandhi family's law".
Hitting out at the Congress over the Delhi rally on the 'vote chori' charge, he said the opposition party was targeting constitutional institutions out of frustration over not getting people's mandate.
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Nabin was speaking after leading the BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' padyatra in Haryana's Rohtak as part of the ruling party's counter-campaign against the opposition's narrative on alleged electoral irregularities and against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
The BJP chief said that instead of seeking atonement and offering an apology for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Congress has come out to protest on the anniversary of the killings in Delhi.
In democracy, people's mandate is supreme, said Nabin.
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