Bhubaneswar: Puri MP and BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Thursday alleged that Opposition leaders were staging protests to bring about a regime change without facing elections.
Addressing a press conference here, Patra said statements by activist Prashant Bhushan, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and AISA president Neha Bora had exposed the real motive behind the agitation.
“Bhushan himself told media that their fight is for regime change. It proves these protests are only for regime change,” he said, adding that India belongs to 140 crore people and not to any individual or family. Targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Patra said the Opposition was not concerned about Special Intensive Revision (SIR) or students’ future.
“Their fight is not against SIR or for students. Their sole objective is to orchestrate regime change, seize power and install their own government without contesting elections because people have repeatedly defeated them,” he alleged.
He called opposition leaders “deshdrohi” and alleged they were acting at the behest of foreign interests for money. “Chand paiso ke liye aaj bideshi haath me bik gaye,” he said.
Patra also attacked AISA president Neha Bora for allegedly thanking Bangladesh and said the Opposition wanted to create a Nepal or Bangladesh-like situation in India. He accused them of targeting the police and armed forces, including questioning surgical strikes.
“Do you want a Pakistan in India? If you think Indian police and army will revolt against the government like in Pakistan, you are living in La-La land. India is not a banana republic,” he said. He said the protest that started at Jantar Mantar in Delhi would end there itself. “India does not exist only within 2 km radius of Jantar Mantar. It is a vast country,” he added.
Protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar started in Delhi on October 2 over alleged irregularities in SIR. Opposition leaders and student groups tried to march to Jantar Mantar and were detained.
On October 6, INDIA bloc MPs marched to the Election Commission demanding Kumar’s resignation. They held meetings and marched again on October 7, met President Droupadi Murmu on October 9, and marched to the Supreme Court on October 12 over the issue.
