00:00In fact, Delhi turned into a political battleground today
00:03with the BJP launching a counter-offensive on the streets
00:05as Rahul Gandhi led the India bloc's Dilli Chalo March.
00:08From Amit Shah's jibe at Rahul Gandhi's prime ministerial ambitions
00:12to BJP leaders invoking the 1984 anti-Sikh riots,
00:15the ruling party mounted a multi-pronged attack on the opposition.
00:20Two marches, two narratives and a fresh political face-off.
00:23Here's a report.
00:34Delhi witnessed a political showdown on the streets
00:37with the BJP and the India bloc holding rival marches,
00:41each seeking to counter the other's narrative.
00:45Union Home Minister Amit Shah has taken a swipe
00:48at Rahul Gandhi's prime ministerial ambitions,
00:51declaring that Rahul can become prime minister only in a mock parliament.
00:55Amit Shah also predicted that Rahul would remain in the opposition
00:59even after 2029,
01:01saying Sonia Gandhi's dream of seeing her son as prime minister
01:04remains unfulfilled.
01:21Union Minister J.P. Narda accused the Congress of invoking the 1984 riots
01:26without apologizing to the Sikh community.
01:54In the national capital, the BJP took out a parallel march
01:57to express solidarity with the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
02:02The party also accused the India bloc of holding its rally
02:05on the anniversary of the riots,
02:07questioning the timing of the opposition's protest.
02:09Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta,
02:11Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
02:13and Manjinder Singh Singh Sirsa joined the march.
02:18Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta,
02:52and the
02:53Meanwhile, in Haryana's road,
02:56BJP President Nitin Nabeen flagged off the
02:58Lok Tantra Bachao,
03:00Araj Akhtahatao march,
03:01turning the spotlight on the opposition's vote-chori allegations.
03:20And as the BJP invoked the 1984 riots to corner the Congress,
03:24the opposition denied the charge.
03:29One of us has anything but regret for the tragic loss of lives in 1984.
03:34But this is 2026.
03:36We want to think about the future of India.
03:39Please understand this.
03:39Two rival marches,
03:42two competing narratives,
03:44and Delhi streets
03:45turned into the latest battleground
03:47between the BJP and the India bloc.
03:51With Sreya Chatterjee and Anmol Bali,
03:53Bureau Report, India Today.
