'Dangerous Game': Rijiju Responds To Rahul Gandhi’s 'Atom Bomb' Attack On ECI

Last Updated:August 01, 2025, 15:18 IST

Taking a hardline position, Gandhi warned those within the Commission allegedly complicit in the exercise, stating that their actions amount to “treason.”

File photo of Rahul Gandhi.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of using “anti-India language" and undermining democratic institutions. Rijiju said even members of the Opposition were critical of Gandhi’s remarks, particularly his description of India as a “dead economy."

“Rahul Gandhi’s anti-India language is being opposed by many prominent people in the Opposition too. They also say you cannot describe India as a dead economy," Rijiju stated. He urged Gandhi to act with responsibility befitting his role: “Rahul Gandhi should know he is not a small child. He should act like the Leader of the Opposition."

Rijiju also accused the Opposition of deliberately stalling parliamentary proceedings, arguing that the ultimate losers were Opposition MPs themselves. “The Opposition is not allowing the House to function. The maximum loss is to the Opposition MPs, who can’t raise people’s issues," he said. He added that both the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman had made it clear that discussions must remain within the purview of parliamentary rules.

The minister went on to allege that Gandhi was “repeatedly threatening constitutional authorities" and “speaking against the nation," adding, “Many are saying Rahul Gandhi is playing a dangerous game to harm the nation."

The sharp remarks came just days after Rahul Gandhi escalated his attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of facilitating voter fraud to benefit the BJP. Addressing the media, Gandhi said the Congress had conducted a six-month-long investigation into the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, uncovering what he called “open-and-shut proof" of the ECI’s complicity.

“Votes are being stolen. We have open-and-shut proof that the Election Commission is involved in this vote theft… The things we found are an atom bomb. And when this atom bomb explodes, you won’t see the Election Commission in the country," Gandhi declared.

He went further, calling the alleged actions of ECI officials “no less than treason." “Whoever in the Election Commission is involved, top to bottom, we will not spare you. Even if you are retired, we will find you," he warned.

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