mega rally in Delhi, held under the slogan ‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod’ (Vote Thief, Quit the Seat), which aimed to intensify the party’s allegations of “vote theft” and electoral manipulation against the ruling BJP and the Election Commission.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swiftly flagged highly controversial and abusive slogans allegedly raised by a section of Congress workers at the Ramlila Maidan venue.
The slogan that stirred the most debate, mentioned by BJP officials and circulated via images on social media, was “Kabr khudegi Modi ki, aaj nahi to kal khudegi” (Modi’s tomb will be excavated—if not today, then it will happen tomorrow).
The BJP’s response was sharp and focused, with spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleging that the Congress’s real agenda was not about electoral reforms or the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of rolls, but about a personal and politically motivated desire to “eliminate” Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP leaders like Sudhanshu Trivedi and Sambit Patra attacked the Congress, characterising the abusive language as a sign of the party’s “frustration-filled” politics, an “anti-Ram” stance, and a reflection of a “Muslim League-Maoist agenda.
” They asserted that the frequent use of derogatory language and ‘death threats’ against the Prime Minister and his family has historically resulted in a public backlash against the Congress.
The controversy essentially became a political pivot, allowing the BJP to shift the focus from the Congress’s core allegation of electoral fraud—which included accusations against specific Election Commissioners and the showcasing of nearly six crore signatures against alleged “vote theft”—to the perceived low standard of political discourse and personal attacks, thus turning the narrative away from the Opposition’s original protest theme.
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