Sambit Patra attacks Opposition over SIR, alleges Rahul Gandhi’s camp seeks power without elections

BJP MP Sambit Patra on Thursday came down heavily on the Opposition over the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls claiming that senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan has exposed its real agenda by stating that the ongoing fight was aimed at a change of governmentPatra said Bhushans remarks made it clear that the Opposition was not fighting over ldquoSIR or the future of childrenrdquo but is seeking to capture power at any costThis country is not anyones private property It belongs to 140 crore people The people of the country have been saying for a long time that Rahul Gandhi and his associates are not concerned about SIR They are not even fighting for the future of children Their only objective is to bring about a coup capture power at any cost and form their own government Patra assertedAccusing the Opposition of attempting to come to power without contesting elections or without putting in the required political effort the BJP MP said the electorate had repeatedly rejected its leadershipHe asserted that the Constitution provides a clear and democratic mechanism for a change of government through elections in which people exercise their franchise every five yearsChanging a government through elections is the only legitimate way But the Opposition does not believe in this process and wants to take the path of anarchy Prashant Bhushan has openly acknowledged this thinking during his press conference Patra allegedTaking aim at Congress and Rahul Gandhis electoral performance Patra claimed that the party had failed to win polls under his leadership and had remained out of power in several states including Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh for a long timeTaking a swipe at the Congress leadership he said those who could not even change their own leader were talking about changing the governmentPatra also made strong allegations against Rahul Gandhi and the Gandhi family calling them antinational and accusing them of having compromised national interests in favour of foreign powersHe alleged that certain individuals were acting as agents of foreign interests and attempting to put the country at stake for monetary gainsSome people are working as agents of foreign powers For a few rupees attempts have been made to mortgage Bharat Mata These people are dancing like puppets at the behest of foreign countries he remarkedReferring to the reported remarks of Neha Bora who had drawn parallels between the Bangladesh movement and the participation of GenZ in democratic struggles worldwide Patra questioned the comparison with IndiaBora had reportedly said that the Bangladesh movement had shown the way to GenZ across the world describing the struggle there as one for democracy and voting rights She had also said that Indias GenZ was fighting for democracy and the right to voteResponding to the remarks Patra said that while the movement in India might have started at Jantar Mantar it would also end thereThe movement that started at Jantar Mantar will not go beyond it It will not even get an opportunity to move one kilometre further he saidEmphasising that India could not be viewed through the limited geographical boundaries of the protest site Patra said the country was a vast civilisation shaped by thousands of years of collective consciousnessHe warned against attempts to play with the sentiments of the country saying Indias national emotions and civilisational identity should not be taken lightlyThe BJP MP also objected to Rahul Gandhis reference to the Tandav of Lord Shiva claiming that he had never heard the expression being used in the context in which Gandhi had allegedly invoked itTaking his attack further Patra said This is not the Tandav of Lord Shiva This is a romance between antinational elements and PakistanHe claimed that the entire country was watching what he described as such a relationship and asserted that India would give an appropriate responseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever