Archive · 6 Oct 2026
BJP Tells Congress to Stop Protesting and Win Public Support
The Congress and some opposition leaders protested against the Election Commission.
BJP leaders criticized the protest and said the opposition should accept election results.
Kiren Rijiju said Rahul Gandhi should focus on serving people to earn their support.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan pointed out that opposition parties had also won elections under the same system.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Supreme Court had found the SIR legally valid.
He also accused Congress of weakening trust in democratic institutions.
Sambit Patra said Congress was using the controversy to help Rahul Gandhi politically.
These statements were the BJP leaders’ views about the opposition protest.
BJP leaders criticized Congress and allied opposition leaders for protesting against the Election Commission of India.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju urged Rahul Gandhi to focus on serving people rather than staging what he called daily “drama.”
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said opposition allegations reflected frustration over electoral defeats and cited opposition victories in several states.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Supreme Court had upheld the legal validity of the SIR and accused Congress of undermining democratic institutions.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra accused Congress and its allies of trying to revive Rahul Gandhi’s political standing by creating disorder.
- Who
- BJP leaders Kiren Rijiju, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Sambit Patra criticized Congress and opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- BJP leaders condemned the opposition protest against the Election Commission and urged Congress to seek public support through its work.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Delhi, including the BJP headquarters and a sensitive area of the national capital mentioned by Ravi Shankar Prasad.
- Why
- The BJP leaders said opposition allegations against the Election Commission were unfounded and were made after electoral defeats.
Opposition protest
BJP criticism
Election Commission allegations
Opposition protest
Congress and opposition leaders protested against the Election Commission; the article does not include their detailed response to the BJP's criticism.
BJP criticism
BJP leaders called the allegations unfounded and said they undermined confidence in democratic institutions.
Election results and legitimacy
Opposition protest
Congress leaders challenged the Election Commission, and Mallikarjun Kharge was reported to have called for elections to be held again using ballot papers.
BJP criticism
Chouhan cited opposition victories in several states under the same system, while Prasad said Congress should accept the people's verdict.
- BJP criticism
- BJP leaders described the Congress protest and its allegations against the Election Commission as irresponsible or theatrical.
- Kiren Rijiju's message
- He urged Rahul Gandhi and Congress to focus on serving people to gain their support.
- States cited by Chouhan
- Kerala, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand.
- SIR
- Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Supreme Court had held the SIR legally valid.
- Congress proposal cited
- Prasad said Mallikarjun Kharge had called for all elections to be cancelled and held again using ballot papers.
- Other figures named
- Prasad said opposition leaders alleged that Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Mohan Bhagwat controlled Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.