In a post on X, Kharge said the BJP-RSS’s “cowardice” was on full display and asserted that detentions, arrests, imprisonment and the use of force would not deter the people of India.
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“Detentions, arrests, jails, lathis and pellets cannot deter the people of India,” Kharge said, adding that the youth had been at the forefront of shaping the country’s destiny since the freedom struggle.
Our youth, students, lawyers, journalists, social activists, farm union leaders, You Tubers, content creators, everyone who is questioning this regime are being detained. Modi Govt has turned the “Mother of Democracy” into a ‘Muzzled Democracy’!The cowardice of the BJP-RSS is on full display today.Detentions, arrests, jails, lathis and pellets cannot deter the people of India. Since the days of our Freedom struggle, the youth have been at the forefront of shaping the nation’s destiny.The Congress Party, along with the united Opposition, will fight this tyrannical regime, tooth and nail.We shed our blood to win India’s freedom. We will continue to fight, with every ounce of our strength, to defend our Democracy, our Constitution and the fundamental rights of every Indian.
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) October 10, 2026
Kharge said the Congress, along with the united Opposition, would fight what he described as a “tyrannical regime” and vowed to defend India’s democracy, Constitution and the fundamental rights of every citizen.
“We shed our blood to win India’s freedom. We will continue to fight, with every ounce of our strength, to defend our Democracy, our Constitution and the fundamental rights of every Indian,” he said.
The remarks come amid a proposed Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi on October 10. The Delhi Police denied permission for the protest and imposed prohibitory orders in the New Delhi district. The proposed demonstration has also prompted legal proceedings over restrictions, including the closure of metro station entry gates.
