UNION Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday criticised the Congress over a protest in London, alleging that the party’s flags were displayed alongside those of Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and said that “anti-India forces can never break India”. In a post on X, Rijiju wrote, “Congress party flags with the flags of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan in London! These people think that gatherings of Anti-India gangs in London will intimidate patriotic Indians.” “India will never bow down, and anti-India forces can never break India,” his post read.

 

The remarks came after a demonstration was held at Parliament Square in London on Saturday, where protesters were divided in their support for and Opposition to Chief  Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The demonstration took place amid protests across India by the Congress-led INDIA bloc and the CJP against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Opposition parties have alleged irregularities in the exercise and demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The issue has also led to demonstrations abroad. Members of the Indian diaspora in London staged a counterprotest in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, opposing demonstrations by the Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and other groups outside the Indian High Commission.