New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took strong exception to Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi’s “absurd allegations” against the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, accusing them of reflecting a mindset that evaluates constitutional bodies based on their election victories.
In a press briefing here, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi lambasted the Congress, asserting that its current leadership still harbors the same authoritarian tendencies as the time when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency.
He pointed out that both the Congress and the INDI Alliance were continuing the same narrative that questions the legitimacy of institutions depending on political outcomes.
“On the issue of elections, Congress, the INDI Alliance, and particularly Rahul Gandhi, are making baseless accusations. This attitude reflects a mindset that has not evolved even after 50 years since the Emergency. If Indira ji said that the credibility of Constitutional bodies should depend on whether she won the elections or not, today Rahul Gandhi is echoing that by claiming that the credibility of the Election Commission will be judged based on their electoral results,” Trivedi remarked.
The BJP leader also sought to remind Congress of its contradictory stance on the Election Commission, especially regarding the Maharashtra Assembly elections. In this regard, he cited a statement from Ashish Dua, the former AICC Secretary in charge of Maharashtra (2018-2024), who in an article analyzing Congress’ defeat in Maharashtra, admitted that their loss was due to internal shortcomings within the Congress party and the INDI Alliance, and not because of the Election Commission.
Trivedi also highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record-breaking tenure as the second-longest serving Prime Minister of India. He pointed out that PM Modi has surpassed Indira Gandhi’s record of consecutive days in office, having served for 4,078 days, making him the longest-serving PM after Jawaharlal Nehru.
