On October 12, 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party slammed Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi for comparing an Opposition protest march in Delhi to "Shiv Ki Baraat". Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other BJP leaders accused Gandhi of hurting Hindu sentiments and attempting to create chaos on the streets. The BJP claimed that the Congress party is staging street protests out of frustration over continuous electoral defeats across India.
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