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West Bengal BJP president and MP Samik Bhattacharya on Monday termed the allegations of Rahul Gandhi, who is leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as a "flop show" and noted that Congress suffered a series of electoral losses in Haryana and Delhi under the Congress MP.
He also predicted that the opposition will face similiar fate in upcoming elections in Bihar and West Bengal Bhattacharya told ANI, "This is a flop show. This film is unlikely to succeed, especially since it was headed by Rahul Gandhi. He first apologised for his 'chowkidar' remark, then for Rafale, and later for Savarkar. The matter is in the Supreme Court, and he will likely have to apologise again... He lost Haryana and Delhi, and now they are about to lose Bihar, while Bengal is also coming. Now Trinamool Congress (TMC) holds hands with Congress. Their drowning is inevitable." Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and other INDIA bloc MPs were detained by Delhi Police during their protest march against the Election Commission over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar and allegations of "voter fraud" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, TMC MP Sagarika Ghose, and other MPs were also among those detained by the police. The detained MPs were coralled into a bus to be taken to the Parliament Street police station. Rahul Gandhi said that the Opposition's fight is not a political fight but a fight to save the constitution. "The reality is that they cannot talk. The truth is in front of the country. This fight is not political. This fight is to save the Constitution. This fight is for One Man, One Vote. We want a clean, pure voters list," the Congress leader said. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said, "Dare hue hai. Sarkaar kaayar hai. (They are afraid, the Government is a coward.) Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was seen jumping over barricades as Delhi Police stopped the INDIA bloc MPs from marching to the Election Commission's office. The Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister could be seen climbing over the barricades, installed by the police to block the protesting MPs. Akhilesh Yadav jumped to the other side to continue the protest. "They are using the police to stop us," Akhilesh Yadav shouted after crossing the barricades. "We are protesting peacefully. We consider Mahatma Gandhi as our ideal..." Supriya Sule said. Senior INDIA bloc leaders- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, NCP SCP chief Sharad Pawar also joined the protest. The protest march began from the Makar Dwar of the Parliament under the leadership of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The MPs began their march to urge the EC to address their concerns on the alleged "voter theft" The MPs were raising slogans of "vote chor" as they marched towards the office of the poll body at Nirvachan Sadan, before being halted by Police. The Delhi Police said that the MPs did not take permission for the march. (ANI)
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