Rahul’s foreign trip to seek guidance from Soros-linked body to bring regime change: BJP

BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s foreign visit was intended to seek guidance from an organisation linked to George Soros on how to overthrow the democratically elected government in India.Addressing a press conference here, BJP national spokesperson and Member of Parliament Sambit Patra said, “Their ringleader, Rahul Gandhi, has gone abroad. He has gone to attend a coaching class with the Soros organisation to learn how to destroy India, how to overthrow the government and how to bring about regime change.”Mr. Patra also referred to a post on X by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut that showed a picture of the Albanian Parliament on fire.“He showed images of the Albanian Parliament burning and sought to justify the idea that something similar should happen in India. The Supreme Court, the High Court and the Parliament of India should burn. That was Sanjay Raut’s statement. He also said that Rahul Gandhi had gone abroad and that people would see what happened when he returned,” the BJP spokesperson said.Enumeration of enemies“Who are the enemies of India? An enemy of India is someone who travels to a foreign country to receive instructions on how to remove a democratically elected government in India, how to set things on fire, how to incite violence, how to burn the Parliament, how to prevent elections from being conducted properly, and how to dismantle the country’s constitutional institutions,” he said.“Who are the enemies of India? An enemy of India is someone who says that Bangladesh has shown us the way. They say Bangladesh is a source of inspiration because its people showed us how to fight against religious fundamentalism. India is not a religiously fundamentalist State,” Mr. Patra continued.The BJP said the Congress fixed November 1 for another wave of protests as it coincided with the beginning of the anti-Sikh riots in India.‘CJP exposed’The BJP spokesperson also commented on the extension of judicial custody for Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders over allegedly breaking a barricade to enter Jantar Mantar, stating that CJP’s designs were exposed in the courtroom.Mr. Patra alleged attempts were made to create an impression that the Union Government was so dictatorial that it was preventing people from unfurling the National Flag.“Today, when the judicial custody of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das came up for hearing, we saw the questions asked by the Delhi High Court. Their judicial custody has nothing to do with the Tricolour; it resulted from their failure to honour the terms of the peace bond they had signed,” said the BJP MP.“When they were first detained, they signed a peace bond, undertaking and guaranteeing that, once released, they would not engage in any activity that could disturb public order or jeopardise peace in the country. But within just a few hours of their release, they violated that peace bond,” he said.Mr. Patra also cited an observation made by the Delhi High Court, noting that the subject of the protest had been different initially.“The issue has now changed, while the people involved remain the same. This suggests that a movement is being sponsored by the same people across the country, with a particular agenda,” he alleged.“You cannot use the National Flag as a shield to create anarchy. The National Flag of India does not grant you legal immunity to unleash chaos across the country under its cover,” said the BJP leader. Published - October 21, 2026 07:01 pm IST