Archive · 11 Oct 2026
BJP Chief Accuses Opposition of Destabilising India With Foreign Backing
CJP and INDIA bloc protesters planned to gather in Delhi on Saturday.
They wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign and opposed changes to voter lists.
Police detained protesters, including some CJP leaders, as they tried to reach Jantar Mantar.
BJP president Nitin Nabin accused opposition leaders of trying to make the country unstable.
He said foreign powers were encouraging them, but the reports do not show evidence for that claim.
Other BJP leaders also called the protest an attempt to create anarchy.
The reports describe the protest as part of a dispute over voter lists and allegations of “vote chori.”
They do not include a response from the protest groups to Nabin’s accusations.
BJP president Nitin Nabin accused Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and the Cockroach Janta Party of trying to destabilise India with alleged foreign backing.
The accusations came as CJP and INDIA bloc protesters sought to march to Jantar Mantar and demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police detained protesters, including CJP leaders, in and around Delhi on Saturday.
The protest opposed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls amid opposition allegations of “vote chori” and a dispute with the Election Commission.
Nabin and other BJP leaders warned against what they called an attempt to create anarchy; the reports do not provide evidence for Nabin’s foreign-influence allegations.
- Who
- BJP president Nitin Nabin; protesters from CJP and the INDIA bloc; opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal.
- What
- Protesters sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and opposed electoral-roll revisions; Nabin accused opposition groups of trying to destabilise India with foreign backing.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not state a specific date.
- Where
- Delhi, including the planned march to Jantar Mantar.
- Why
- The protest was called over opposition allegations of “vote chori” and objections to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Protest Groups’ Stated Aims
BJP Leaders’ Characterisation
Electoral-roll revisions
Protest Groups’ Stated Aims
The protest opposed the Special Intensive Revision and sought the Chief Election Commissioner’s resignation amid allegations of “vote chori.”
BJP Leaders’ Characterisation
Nabin portrayed the opposition groups’ actions as efforts to destabilise the country; BJP leaders also described the protest as an attempt to create anarchy.
Alleged foreign influence
Protest Groups’ Stated Aims
The articles report the protest demands but do not include a response from the protest groups to Nabin’s foreign-influence accusation.
BJP Leaders’ Characterisation
Nabin alleged the opposition groups were acting at the direction of foreign powers. The articles report the allegation but do not provide evidence for it.
- BJP president
- Nitin Nabin
- Protest groups
- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the INDIA bloc
- Protest date
- Saturday; no specific date stated
- Planned destination
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Issue opposed
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Police action
- Protesters, including CJP leaders, were detained in and around Delhi
- Nabin’s allegation
- He said opposition groups were trying to destabilise India at the direction of foreign powers; the reports provide no evidence for the claim
