Democracy destroyed in 2014, 'fascists' running India: Rahul
'We Are Going To Defeat Modi, It's A Done Deal'
In Hyderabad, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi declared that India ceased to be a democracy in 2014, and since then, fascist forces have taken control of the nation's institutions. He accused the BJP-led NDA government of electoral manipulation, voter deletions through SIR (Supplementary Exercise in Return), and an alleged nexus between business and politics.
Rahul Gandhi vowed to defeat Prime Minister Modi and remove him from power, stating that the transformation was evident on the streets of Delhi and the fear surrounding Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
During the valedictory session of Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad, the Lok Sabha Deputy Leader slammed the mass deletion of voters from electoral rolls, expressing his apologies to foreign delegates and leaders whose visas had been cancelled. He blamed the 2014 Lok Sabha elections for marking a significant change in India's electoral system, as millions of dollars were injected into politics during that period.
Rahul Gandhi cited the example of Maharashtra, where his party's alliance with Sena, UBT, and NCP-SP won a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha elections, but suffered a devastating defeat in the subsequent assembly polls three months later. He claimed that the alliance parties received the same number of votes in both elections, while an influx of seven million new voters in three months helped the BJP secure victory.
Rahul Gandhi further accused the NDA government of using its institutions to target opposition politicians, citing 45 cases against him and numerous opposition politicians facing similar legal troubles across the country. He also addressed the alleged collaboration between business and politics, referring to a businessman who was once the world's sixth-richest individual before the BJP's rise to power, and subsequently rose to the second position through what he described as a "fusion of politics and business."
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