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BJP's Gaurav Bhatia accuses opposition of 'anarchic model', calls Rahul Gandhi 'Bhasmasur'
Citing a television sting, the BJP spokesperson alleged women were being used as shields at protests and money paid to keep them going, and demanded a probe into foreign links.
Key points
- BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia accused the opposition of an 'anarchic model' of regime change.
- He alleged that women were used as shields and protests were funded at ₹5 lakh a day.
- Bhatia demanded an investigation into what he called the foreign links of the protests.
The BJP on Tuesday evening accused the Congress and its INDIA bloc allies of running an “anarchic model” of regime change, and turned its fire on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing reporters at the party headquarters in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia cited a sting operation aired by a television channel and statements he said were caught on camera backing “Nepal, Bangladesh and France-like” protests in India. “Leaders like Rahul Gandhi believe in anarchy and destruction, which is why people call him Bhasmasur,” he said, using the name of the mythological demon who destroys whatever he touches.
‘Women at the forefront’
Bhatia alleged that the opposition’s plan was to put women in front as shields at protests and that demonstrations were being paid for at ₹5 lakh a day. “The idea of putting women at the forefront of protests is extremely shameful,” he said. He demanded an investigation into foreign links behind the protests. The four people seen in the sting were not named.
He went after other opposition figures too, saying Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut wanted to turn India into Albania. He also attacked a remark by Jamiat leader Maulana Siraj Khan, “The day a Momin rises, no one will be able to control him,” and called the opposition’s attitude to Bharat Mata hateful, likening its leaders to poisonous snakes.
Much of his attack was aimed at Rahul Gandhi. “Rahul Gandhi criticises India whenever he travels abroad,” he said, adding that the Congress leader “also has no hesitation in resorting to violence”. He described what he called Gandhi’s “inappropriate touching and harassment of a woman police officer” as “a matter of serious concern”.
The attack comes as the opposition keeps up its campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with protests in Delhi and petitions about them before the Supreme Court.