NDA Leaders Condemn Rahul Gandhi’s Gen Z Call to ‘Stop Vote Theft’

Allies cite youth-led upheavals in Nepal as a warning against calls to mobilise.

Overview

On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi posted on X that youth, students and Gen Z will save the Constitution, protect democracy and stop vote theft.
BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain accused him of inciting young citizens and said the country’s youth back Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya contrasted past corruption with current direct transfers to rebut Gandhi’s message.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis labeled Gandhi’s rhetoric as that of an “urban Maoist” and claimed he urged Gen Z to overthrow a democratically elected government.
JD(U) spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said youth align with Modi’s Vision 2047, as reports drew parallels with protests in Nepal and Bangladesh and noted Gen Z’s growing electoral clout.