{
  "id": 14956904,
  "title": "Rajnath Singh Accuses Congress Of Fuelling Unrest, Claims Party Aims To Destabilise India's Democratic System",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/rajnath-singh-accuses-congress-of-fuelling-unrest-claims-party-aims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:29:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/rajnath-singh-accuses-congress-of-fuelling-unrest-claims-party-aims-to-destabilise-indias-democratic-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday denounced the Congress and its allied parties for inciting unrest and allegedly aiming to undermine India's democratic system. Speaking at a press conference, Singh accused the opposition of exploiting the enthusiasm of young people to incite violence, drawing parallels to the political turmoil in Bangladesh. He alleged that the Congress's true goal was not the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls or Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but rather to destabilize the nation's democratic framework. \"Rahul Gandhi must comprehend that promoting anarchy is not a permissible tactic to undermine India's progress,\" Singh remarked, in response to criticisms from the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Singh further accused the Congress and its allies of attempting to discredit the Election Commission, a constitutionally mandated body, and criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim of producing a \"hydrogen bomb\" to expose electoral irregularities, describing it as a \"Diwali firecracker.\" Singh pointed out that the Congress has not secured a full majority at the Center since 1984, while the BJP, which once held only two Lok Sabha seats, went on to form governments with a substantial majority in 2014 and 2019. He urged Gandhi to acknowledge the Supreme Court's observations and respect the people's mandate. Singh also took the opportunity to criticize the Congress for committing three major blunders during its rule: the imposition of the Emergency, the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, and mishandling the incident involving Ram devotees in 1990. He emphasized that the Emergency effectively put Indian democracy behind bars and accused the Congress of undermining the independence of the Election Commission, citing instances of overnight appointments of election commissioners and the appointment of Naveen Chawla, a figure close to the Nehru-Gandhi family, as Chief Election Commissioner. Singh defended the BJP's record, emphasizing the party's consistent respect for the people and constitutional institutions. He questioned the decision to postpone elections nationwide following Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991, arguing that the election in Amethi had already taken place. He also questioned why the decision to postpone elections had not been confined to the affected constituency.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday accused the Congress and its allies of using the energy of young people to promote anarchy, alleging that they were seeking a regime change through violence on the lines of Bangladesh. Singh targets Opposition over democracy Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Singh said the developments in Delhi over the past two days raised serious…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}