The political conflict between BJP and Congress has intensified regarding 'India Summit 2026' organized by Congress in Hyderabad. BJP leader CR Kesavan termed the summit as 'India defames summit' and accused Rahul Gandhi of defaming India and its democratic institutions in front of foreign delegates. Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar also raised questions on Rahul Gandhi's statements, terming the program as 'anti-India'.
Tezzbuzz Desk – 'India Summit 2026' was organized by Congress on 13 and 14 November 2026 in Hyderabad. Representatives from about 70 countries participated in it along with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. The last session of the summit was addressed by Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
Regarding the summit, BJP leader CR Kesavan targeted Congress through a social media post. Describing the event as 'Bharat Badnam Summit', he alleged that Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders used this platform to speak against India and its democratic system.
Questions were also raised regarding foreign representatives
CR Kesavan also raised questions about the background of the foreign representatives attending the summit. He called on Congress to provide a public explanation of the backgrounds of these representatives and their alleged ties to organizations associated with or funded by American billionaire George Soros.
Kesavan alleged that Rahul Gandhi defamed the Indian democratic process in front of foreign delegates and adopted a stance demanding foreign interference in India's internal affairs. He also claimed that the agenda of trying to destabilize Indian democracy with the help of foreign powers will fail.
Prisoner Sanjay Kumar also targeted
Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar also criticized the India Summit and Rahul Gandhi's statements. He described the event as a complete failure and an 'anti-India summit'.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar raised questions on Rahul Gandhi's understanding of democracy and referred to the emergency period and dynastic politics of Congress. He questioned whether democracy meant one family ruling the country for decades and the entire party being under the control of one family.
He also accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting India in front of foreign delegates by raising domestic political issues on the international platform.
Rahul Gandhi raised questions regarding voter list
During his address at the summit, Rahul Gandhi made many allegations regarding India's democratic system and electoral process after 2014. He claimed that democracy ended in India in 2014 and massive money came into the political system, which changed the electoral environment.
Rahul Gandhi also raised questions on the changes in the voter list and the process of adding new voters and removing names. Giving the example of Maharashtra Assembly elections, he claimed that 70 lakh new voters were added within three months and alleged that all of them voted for BJP.
Prisoner Sanjay Kumar challenged Rahul Gandhi to present evidence on the allegations related to election expenses and voter list. He said that if Rahul Gandhi has evidence regarding massive expenditure in the 2014 elections, he should hand it over to the Election Commission and approach the court for a legal battle.
The BJP leader accused the Congress of raising questions on democratic institutions when election results are not in its favour. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi in his speech repeated his allegations regarding the electoral process, voter list and political system.