Modi became Prime Minister and continues to occupy the position.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday (November 2, 2026) challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an open debate, alleging that it was with “foreign help” that Mr.
The Congress leader’s challenge came after the Prime Minister had accused the Opposition of taking foreign help to destabilise the country. He also shared a screenshot of a media report on the Prime Minister’s allegation that obstructionist forces were trying to divide the country and that social media was being used to spread rumours. “When the country was seeking solutions to external challenges, some forces within the country were also creating instability by spreading lies and rumours. But the countrymen stood shoulder to shoulder with the nation,” Mr. “It is our misfortune that at this time in the country, the Opposition has turned into an avrodh paksh (destructive force) rather than virodh paksh (opposing side). In their frustration, these people are standing as obstacles in the way of the country’s development. Who is secretly meeting whom abroad? Whom are the anti-India forces supporting? Who is speaking the language of India’s enemies?
Modi had said on Saturday (October 31) in Gujarat. “Due to the frustration of more than a decade, these people have now come out in the open.
This is not opposition; this is obstruction,” the Prime Minister had said, adding that “these people were engaged in shredding the boundaries of the Constitution”. We will have to recognise all these patterns,” the Prime Minister had said.
