Even as the BJP continued to rain fire on the anti-CEC protesters, alleging that their real objective was regime change, senior advocate and part of the protesting group Prashant Bhushan on Thursday owned the accusation.
“Yes, we want regime change,” Bhushan declared at a press conference on Thursday evening, flanked by AISA’s Neha Bora and CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke.
Bhushan also said spreading “disaffection” against a government is not a crime in a democracy, adding that the struggle is now “really for a regime change”.
“The government alleges the opposition wants a regime change… We are currently fighting to ensure that elections are conducted properly. But if this kind of brutality continues, there will certainly be regime change. Yes, we all want regime change,” he announced.
“What is wrong with that?” he continued, pointing out: “BJP led several movements for regime change? Now they are saying there is a conspiracy for regime change…”
“That is why this is now really a fight for regime change against a dictatorial government. A government that is crushing democracy,” he said.
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He added the more the authorities tried to suppress protests, the more people would take to the streets.
The BJP hit out at the Opposition after Bhushan’s comment, alleging that the SIR was just a smokescreen for Rahul Gandhi and his real agenda was to derail Indian democracy.
“Prashant Bhushan spoke about bloodshed, Neha Bora talks about Bangladesh. It shows that for Rahul Gandhi and his ecosystem the SIR process was just a smoke screen. Their ulterior motive and anarchic agenda has always been to derail Indian democracy and seize power undemocratically,” BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan told NDTV.
He added that Rahul Gandhi was not fit to be Leader of Opposition.
“The reckless and unpatriotic Rahul Gandhi is a threat to national unity and he is unfit to continue as LOP,” Kesavan posted on X.
The BJP had on Thursday launched an attack on the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who has been leading the anti-CEC protests, over a video of Neha Bora where she described Bangladesh protests as an “inspiration”.
This the Biggest Proof of Rahul Gandhi & his ecosystem comprising of Neha Bora, Prashant Bhushan wanting Anarchy in India: Watch the Explosive excerpt of my Press Conference for the Party: https://t.co/Ol0p5fK11h https://t.co/x9ot1tRR7N
— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी)🇮🇳 (@pradip103) October 15, 2026
“The Gen Z movement we are seeing everywhere in this country first started in Bangladesh and congratulations to you for showing us the way and extending solidarity to the young people of this country,” she is heard saying in the 39-second video clip shared by the BJP leader.
The BJP called this clip proof of the “real intentions” of the protesters and trained its guns at Rahul Gandhi.
“Rahul Gandhi and his entire ecosystem do not wish to offer mere political resistance; they aim for regime change. In an interview, Neha Bora stated that she is inspired by the Gen Z-led movement in Bangladesh, and they intend to replicate in India what took place in Bangladesh,” BJP spokesperson Pradip Bhandari had alleged on Thursday.
