His remarks came as CJP supporters and INDIA bloc leaders challenged the Election Commission over voter roll revisions and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. BJP president Nitin Nabin on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) of attempting to destabilise India, alleging that their protests were driven by political motives and foreign forces.
Referring to the BJP-led government’s record since 2014, he said it had sought to eradicate terrorism and Naxalism.
Two anarchic groups: one led by Rahul Gandhi of the ‘INDI Alliance,’ and the other led by Arvind Kejriwal’s associates, CJP,” he said. “These are people that the public has rejected… instead of accepting that verdict or learning from it, you have hatched a plot to destabilise the country,” he said. He said India’s democracy was strong enough to resist attempts to disrupt it and that citizens would oppose any effort to weaken constitutional institutions. He then accused Gandhi and others of having an “urban Naxal” mindset. “Rahul Gandhi, your intentions will never succeed,” Nabin said, warning that the public would reject language he regarded as insulting towards people holding high constitutional offices. He also said political rivals would face a “fitting and stern response”.
“Who is doing this? The BJP chief accused the groups of refusing to accept electoral defeats and competing to cause unrest. Nitin Nabin also accused his political opponents of resenting the country’s economic progress. BJP president Nitin Nabin’s statement comes as the INDIA bloc and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been protesting over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. For the past few days, Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc MPs have been protesting and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that the revision could unfairly remove voters from the electoral rolls. Police briefly detained Gandhi and other lawmakers during the demonstration.
