Overview
- Union minister Kiren Rijiju wrote on social media on Sunday that “anti‑India gangs” and some politicians had colluded to incite youth and trigger street violence, and he circulated a video of activists and lawyer Prashant Bhushan as evidence.
- Rijiju linked the alleged plot to unrest seen in Bangladesh and recent violence in France and invoked George Soros to suggest outside influence on the protests.
- The comments came during protests in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls that critics say left millions off voter lists and have targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Prashant Bhushan and other opposition voices defended calls for regime change as a democratic demand to protect electoral integrity, and Kapil Sibal said voters want the government to go.
- The exchange has so far remained political and rhetorical with no confirmed large‑scale street violence, and it risks heightening polarization by framing domestic dissent as foreign‑backed while increasing scrutiny of the Election Commission.