Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and his allies, accusing them of attempting to engineer an atmosphere of anarchy and deliberately provoke a civil war in India. Singh claimed the alleged plot had now been fully exposed.

The Allegations Against the Opposition

Targeting the Opposition over its protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Singh alleged that foreign forces and extremists were also involved in the agitation. 'On one hand, Rahul Gandhi and the so-called Tukde-Tukde Gang, even the face of that cockroach, have been exposed. These people wanted to create an atmosphere of anarchy in the country. They wanted to trigger a civil war in the country. They wanted the police to open fire. That was their objective, which has now been exposed. Foreign forces were also involved in this...In earlier protests which took place at Jantar Mantar, Shaheen Bagh people were involved; there was a contribution of extremists,' Singh said.

Modi Removal Remarks Cited as Proof of Intent

Singh further alleged that Gandhi's past statements about ousting Prime Minister Narendra Modi within three months were evidence of the Opposition's destabilising agenda. 'Rahul Gandhi never spoke like the Leader of the Opposition, he used to say, "Modi will be removed in 3 months," which shows it was their plan to initiate civil war,' he added. This comes amid a broader BJP campaign to frame the Opposition's agitation on electoral roll revision as politically motivated rather than a genuine democratic concern.

Attack on Gandhi's Bail Status and Family

The Union Minister also hit out at Gandhi over his demands that Prime Minister Modi and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be sent to jail. 'The way Rahul ji continues to speak, saying, "Modi will have to go to jail, Gyanesh will have to go to jail," but you yourself are out on bail. How can you talk about sending others to jail? Your entire family is out on bail. Your brother-in-law is out on bail, you are out on bail, and I don't know whether your mother is out on bail or not, but there is a case against her as well. His mother did not take Indian citizenship for 12 years. What kind of love for India is this?' Singh said.

SIR Controversy and Evidence Demands

On the Opposition's allegations surrounding the SIR process, Singh questioned why the Opposition had failed to furnish names and evidence it claimed to hold. 'When you were asked to provide the names, why didn't you provide them? You didn't provide them in Bihar or in Delhi. You recently went to submit a memorandum to the President, and it has been almost 600 days, nearly 550 hours, as I have seen. Yet you have still not provided any evidence to the President,' he said. The SIR process has been a flashpoint between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition, with critics arguing it risks disenfranchising legitimate voters.

BJP's Ram Kadam Joins the Offensive

BJP leader Ram Kadam also criticised Gandhi and his allies, accusing them of opposing India's development. 'The way Rahul Gandhi and his allies do not want to see this country's progress, we must ask what has changed in the last 13 years. Today, India has become the world's fourth-largest economic power. We are making progress in every sector. That is why PM Modi can no longer be stopped or targeted with allegations. Out of complete frustration, the opposition is displaying its ideological bankruptcy,' Kadam said. The BJP's coordinated pushback signals an attempt to shift public discourse from the electoral rolls dispute to questions of Opposition intent and credibility. How the Congress responds to these specific charges is likely to define the next phase of this political confrontation.