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Amit Shah criticises Rahul Gandhi over INDIA bloc rally date
Amit Shah criticised Rahul Gandhi over an INDIA bloc rally held at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on November 1.
Shah said the date was associated with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and accused the organisers of choosing it despite objections.
He also mocked Gandhi’s political ambitions, saying his bid to become prime minister would not succeed.
Shah said the Congress had lost elections for 15 years and accused the Opposition of disrupting Parliament and spreading negativity.
He also claimed Gandhi was obstructing Parliament to prevent 33% reservation for women, which Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would ensure.
Shah said Delhi traders had asked the rally organisers to wait until after Diwali because festive sales are important to their business.
Amit Shah criticised Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA bloc over holding a rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on November 1.
Shah said the date was associated with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and that the BJP had asked organisers not to hold the rally on November 1, 2 or 3.
He said Gandhi’s political ambitions would not be fulfilled and told him to remain in a “mock parliament.”
Shah also accused the opposition of disrupting Parliament and spreading lies and negativity.
He said Delhi traders had asked the organisers to postpone the rally until after Diwali.
- Who
- Union home minister Amit Shah criticised Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA bloc.
- What
- Shah objected to the rally’s date and attacked Gandhi’s political record and conduct.
- When
- Shah spoke on Sunday; the article was published on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Shah made the remarks at an event in Chandigarh about a rally planned at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
- Why
- Shah said November 1 was associated with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and claimed traders had asked organisers to defer the rally until after Diwali.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The INDIA bloc held its rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, according to Shah’s criticism of its chosen date.
Shah criticised Rahul Gandhi and the rally at an event in Chandigarh.
Hindustan Times published its report on Shah’s remarks.
- Speaker
- Amit Shah, Union home minister
- Rally venue
- Ramlila Maidan, Delhi
- Rally date
- November 1
- Date reference
- The 1984 anti-Sikh riots
- Requested dates to avoid
- November 1, 2 and 3
- Claimed Diwali trade
- ₹25,000 crore in Delhi wholesale markets over three to four days around Diwali
What people are saying
If you desire to hold a ‘jalsa’ for the Congress party on such a dark day of genocide, then Rahul ji, no one will be able to take anything except hatred from your ‘mohabbat ki dukaan’
if you want to be Prime Minister, then just stay in a ‘mock parliament’ for the rest of your life — because your turn is never going to come
Lying, spreading chaos, propagating negativity, obstructing the functioning of Parliament, and taking parliamentary issues to the streets to create a ruckus — if this has been your nature, then get ready to spend another five years in the opposition
The traders of Delhi pleaded with them, saying, ‘We have just one day, one week in the entire year when our business thrives. If we stock up on sweets and they don’t sell, what happens? It will lead to losses. If we stock up on firecrackers and they don’t sell, what happens? We suffer a loss,’