The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday slammed the Congress-led INDIA bloc over its rally at Ramlila Maidan, accusing it of trying to create political anarchy, disrupting small businesses and disrespecting Sikh sentiments by holding the march on the anniversary of the 1984 riots.
This is a foolish, orchestrated drama staged by those who have been defeated and repeatedly rejected by the people,” Union minister JP Nadda said. “What is unfolding today at Ramlila Maidan is not an act of respect for democracy; rather, it is a calculated conspiracy to plunge the nation into anarchy—in the name of democracy.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also accused the Congress and Gandhi of being part of a larger conspiracy, allegedly backed by foreign funding, to bring down the country’s elected government.
“The objective of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party is to paralyse Delhi during this sacred festive season, to strike a blow at the livelihoods of our small-scale shopkeepers and traders, and to incite an atmosphere of unrest and chaos in the country,” he said, news agency PTI reported.
Thousands and lakhs of Sikh families became homeless overnight,” he said, PTI reported. Nadda also targeted the Opposition over the timing of the march, which coincided with the anniversary of the beginning of the anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. On this very day, goons patronised by Congress massacred our innocent Sikh brothers.
“November 1 is the ugliest and darkest blot on India’s democratic history.
To counter the INDIA bloc rally, the BJP is also holding a protest march in the Hari Nagar area on Sunday , along with members of the Sikh community, against the Congress’s decision to hold a rally in the Capital on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra said on Friday, HT reported earlier. “The Congress, under Indira Gandhi’s leadership, was the first to subvert the Constitution, the judiciary and democracy in the country… Those who shout ‘vote chori’ have themselves committed ‘Samvidhan chori’. They are the real Constitution thieves,” Fadnavis added after attending the ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakata Hatao’ (Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy) march organised by the BJP in different parts of the country on Sunday.
