Describing the INDIA bloc rally as a "chaotic, unruly spectacle", the BJP hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying he was speaking like the "son of a Mughal emperor".
"This Hindustan does not belong to your 'abbujan' (father). It belongs to Hindustanis," BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, hitting back at Gandhi for calling the 2024 election "illegal".
At the opposition INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' protest in the national capital, Rahul Gandhi had warned that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar would be put in jail for "treason" for alleged vote theft during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would face "legal action".
"Amit Shah said Narendra Modi is not going anywhere. I would tell you Narendra Modi cannot go anywhere; even if he wants to go, we will not let him," he said.
Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Prime Minister Modi will not go anywhere so long as the Congress leader is there manufacturing "non-issues in his bid to create anarchy".
The BJP MP also claimed that the crowd shown at the Ramleela Maidan was "trick photography" and took a jibe at Gandhi, saying no one can become the prime minister by tricks. "Rahul Gandhi said it was 'shiv ki baraat'. It was not shiv ki baraat. It was a chaotic, unruly spectacle," he added.
Meanwhile, the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) extended its support to the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan against alleged electoral irregularities. "Our support for the cause of transparency and accountability of the CEC remains unwavering," an official statement mentioned.
SDF also stated that the ongoing protest is not merely a movement of a single political party, but a collective expression of the concerns of citizens who believe in democracy, constitutional values and the right to free and fair elections.
(With PTI inputs)
