BJP Hits Back At Rahul Gandhi's 'Fighting Indian State' Remark: 'Congress' Ugly Truth Exposed'

JP Nadda said that the Congress has 'compromised nation's integrity in its greed for power', while Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Rahul Gandhi should 'get his mental stability checked'.

BJP Chief JP Nadda reacted sharply to Rahul Gandhi's 'fighting Indian state' remark.

Source : PTI

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sparked a massive controversy with his remarks as he claimed that the grand old party was not just fighting the BJP and its ideological mentor RSS, but the "Indian state" as well. This triggered a chain of sharp reactions from several BJP leaders including party president JP Nadda and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who slammed the Congress saying its "ugly truth now stands exposed" and that it "compromised nation's integrity and betrayed people" in its "greed for power". Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri even remarked that Gandhi should "get his mental stability checked".

Rahul Gandhi, while addressing Congress party leaders at the inauguration of the new party headquarters in Delhi, said: "Do not think that we are fighting a fair fight. There is no fairness in this. If you believe that we are fighting a political organisation called the BJP or RSS, you have not understood what is going on. The BJP and the RSS have captured every single institution of our country. We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian State itself."

#WATCH | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says "Do not think that we are fighting a fair fight. There is no fairness in this. If you believe that we are fighting a political organisation called the BJP or RSS, you have not understood what is going on. The BJP and… pic.twitter.com/wuZRnxDysB

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2025

Gandhi had also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech, saying that he wanted to "crush the voice" of the country by gagging the backward castes, minorities, Dalits, and tribals.

How The BJP Reacted To Gandhi's 'Fighting Indian State' Remark

The Bharatiya Janata Party was quick to respond to Rahul Gandhi's remarks, with JP Nadda saying that the "ugly truth" of the party "stands exposed by their own leader". He further targeted the Congress MP, accusing him of having close links with "urban naxals" and the "deep state" who want to 

"Hidden no more, Congress's ugly truth now stands exposed by their own leader. I 'compliment' Rahul Gandhi for saying clearly what the nation knows - that he is fighting the Indian state! It is not a secret that Mr. Gandhi and his ecosystem have close links with Urban Naxals and the Deep State who want to defame, demean and discredit India," the Union Minister said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

"His repeated actions have also strengthened this belief. Everything he has done or said has been in the direction of breaking India and dividing our society," Nadda added.

Hidden no more, Congress’ ugly truth now stands exposed by their own leader.

I 'compliment' Mr. Rahul Gandhi for saying clearly what the nation knows- that he is fighting the Indian state!

It is not a secret that Mr. Gandhi and his ecosystem have close links with Urban Naxals…

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 15, 2025

The BJP chief further lashed out at Congress saying that the party's "greed for power" was about "compromising the nation's integrity" and "betraying people's trust"

"But, the people of India are wise. They have decided that they will always reject Mr. Rahul Gandhi and his rotten ideology," he said in another post.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman questioned the Congress why it carried a copy of the Constitution in their hands if they were fighting the Indian state. "The LoP, who was sworn in by taking oath on the Constitution, is now saying, 'We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian State itself.' So, @INCIndia and @RahulGandhi, what for are you carrying a copy of the constitution in your hand?" she questioned.

The LoP, who was sworn in by taking oath on the Constitution, is now saying, “We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian State itself.”

So, @INCIndia and @RahulGandhi, what for are you carrying a copy of the constitution in your hand? https://t.co/pi3hNpoDWZ

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) January 15, 2025

BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya and Union Minister Hardeep Sing Puri also attacked the Congress leader for his remarks.

Talking to reports, Hardeep Singh Puri said: "Tell him to go get his mental stability checked."

#WATCH | On Rahul Gandhi's statement, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, 'Tell him to go get his mental stability checked." pic.twitter.com/IH9xUbDiv8

— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2025

"Rahul Gandhi has now declared open war against the Indian State itself. This is straight out of George Soros's playbook," Malviya tweeted. The BJP has accused the Congress several times of colluding with Soros to destablise the Indian government.

Rahul Gandhi has now declared an open war against the Indian State itself. This is straight out of George Soros’s playbook. pic.twitter.com/YTVQ83exCD

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) January 15, 2025

Rahul Gandhi had also targeted RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remarks that India got "true independence" only after the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was consecrated. He said these remarks amounted to "treason" and that Bhagwat would have been arrested and tried if he had made these remarks in another country.