Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Wednesday, 22 July launched a sharp attack on the Opposition's 'black attire' demonstration at the Parliament complex, calling it a deliberate gimmick designed to mislead the country and advance what he termed a 'wicked agenda'. His remarks came on the third day of the Monsoon Session, as INDIA Bloc leaders gathered outside Parliament dressed in black to protest alleged police brutality and the removal of Congress leaders from near the Prime Minister's official residence the previous day.

The Opposition Protest

Senior INDIA Bloc leaders — including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs — assembled outside the Makar Dwar, raised slogans, and demonstrated against police action. The protest followed a sit-in dharna by Congress MPs outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence a day earlier, which the ruling side condemned as a breach of security protocol.

Krishnam's Broadside

Responding to the black attire symbolism, Krishnam said, 'Their hearts are black. When a person's heart is black, they will wear black clothes too. This protest is only an excuse. Their real aim is to turn India into Bangladesh.'

On the Congress sit-in outside the PM's residence, he said, 'Rahul Gandhi wants to turn democracy into mobocracy and push the country into anarchy in the name of protests. At times, he threatens to turn India into Nepal, and at other times into Bangladesh. The way the Prime Minister's residence was surrounded, as happened in Bangladesh and Nepal, India's security agencies need to remain vigilant both inside and outside Parliament.'

Attack on Jantar Mantar Protests

The Kalki Dham Peethadheeshwar also turned his criticism toward the ongoing month-long demonstration at Jantar Mantar, which he attributed to a group he referred to as the 'Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)'. He said, 'The kind of hooliganism, anarchy, violence, and abusive language that was witnessed at Jantar Mantar yesterday — does it look like the work of students? I fully support the genuine demands of students. But using students as a pretext, this Cockroach Janata Party is bringing crocodiles onto the streets. It should rename itself the Crocodile Party. They want to push the country into anarchy.'

Broader Warning on Separatism

Krishnam concluded with a broader caution against what he described as forces attempting to defame India under the cover of protests. 'This country has witnessed many protests, and such movements have been supported. But separatism, terrorism, and anarchy cannot be allowed in the name of protests,' he said. His remarks reflect a wider ruling-side narrative framing the Opposition's parliamentary disruptions as destabilising rather than democratic. The Monsoon Session is expected to remain turbulent as both sides dig in on the protest issue.