Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Undermining Constitutional Institutions
Union minister G Kishan Reddy accused the Congress party of attacking important public institutions to gain political support.
He said Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the Election Commission was part of this pattern.
Reddy also recalled Gandhi’s comments about an audit of the Rafale deal and other institutions.
He accused Gandhi of making damaging comments about the armed forces and India’s democracy.
These are Reddy’s claims, as reported by PTI.
The report does not include a response from Gandhi or Congress.
Reddy said institutions should not change how they work to suit a political leader.
He also criticized Congress over what he described as family rule and corruption.
Union minister G Kishan Reddy accused Congress of making false allegations against constitutional institutions for political gain.
He linked Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about the Election Commission and the SIR process to what he called a political conspiracy.
Reddy cited Gandhi’s 2019 criticism of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Rafale audit report.
He also accused Gandhi of criticizing educational institutions, the armed forces and India’s democratic processes abroad.
Reddy said constitutional institutions would not operate according to Gandhi’s political convenience and criticized Congress over what he called family rule and corruption.
- Who
- Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- Reddy accused Congress of trying to weaken constitutional institutions through allegations made for political gain.
- When
- October 9; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- Reddy alleged the accusations were intended to gain political mileage.
- Speaker
- G Kishan Reddy, Union Coal Minister
- Target of criticism
- Congress and Rahul Gandhi
- Institutions cited
- The Comptroller and Auditor General, the judiciary, Parliament and the Election Commission
- Election-related issue
- Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against the Election Commission over SIR
- Rafale reference
- Reddy said Gandhi called the CAG the “Chowkidar Auditor General” in 2019 while rejecting its Rafale audit report.
- Report source
- PTI