Bharat Summit Turns Political Battleground Between BJP & Congress

The second edition of Bharat Summit, which is held in Hyderabad under the leadership of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, is aimed at projecting the state as a hub of progressive ideas by involving delegates from different countries to discuss about democracy, economic equity, climate resilience and global peace. 

However, it turned into a massive political battleground between the ruling Congress party and the opposition BJP by the end of the final day. State BJP leaders strongly slammed the event, calling it an anti-India gathering and accusing the Telangana government of wasting public money solely for Rahul Gandhi’s PR. 

In his closing speech, Rahul Gandhi went ahead and launched a fierce attack on the central government, claiming that India is effectively no longer a democracy. He stated that democratic systems in the country were severely broken back in 2014 and that the opposition spent years recovering from that initial political shock.

He also indirectly targeted industrialist Gautam Adani and his alleged nexus with the BJP.  He referred that a businessman who ranked as the 600th richest man in the world before the BJP came to power rose to become the second richest person globally through what he called a “fusion of politics and business”.

Just like how he has been repeatedly claiming about winning the 2029 elections on big stages, Rahul Gandhi expressed strong confidence that the opposition alliance is going to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech in the summit. He claimed that fear is already visible among top ruling leaders as people demand change on the streets. 

Meanwhile, BJP leaders continued their counter-offensive, demanding answers from the Congress leadership over the summit’s agenda and state governance issues.