NEW DELHI — Citing a explosive media investigation published on Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing opposition leadership of orchestrating a domestic regime change plot tied directly to international riots. The political firestorm erupted following a Fox News Digital report claiming a connection between violent unrest in France and youth-led demonstrations in India.

According to the ruling party, the foreign media investigation exposed an international network of 101 organizations operating across multiple countries to coordinate global chaos. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a fierce verbal assault during a press conference in New Delhi, labeling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi a traitor and accusing him of championing a model of domestic anarchy.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is presenting a model of anarchy and ‘gaddari’ before the country. Today, a report has appeared in a newspaper, detailing how these alleged links of betrayal are connected to foreign agencies. Therefore, it would not be wrong to ask, ‘Who is the leader of these traitors?’

Bhatia explicitly invoked historical terminology, comparing the opposition figure to Mir Jafar while alleging that communist and Islamic groups formed a coordinated red-green ecosystem to overthrow democratically elected governments. Expanding on the allegations, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed on social media that the investigative report specifically flagged the Progressive International organization for coordinating messaging between protests in France, Albania, and India.

Bhandari escalated the controversy by alleging that senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, met with representatives of Progressive International at 10 Janpath on April 10, 2025. The ruling party demanded that the opposition immediately clarify whether it coordinated with the international group during recent demonstrations, arguing the claims prove the party operates under the remote control of foreign anti-democratic forces.