'Will prevent vote chori': Rahul Gandhi's shoutout to Gen Z; BJP hits back, asks why wouldn't they drive you out?

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s shoutout to Gen Z to “stop vote theft” sparked a sharp retort from the BJP, with Nishikant Dubey quipping: “They are against corruption, why wouldn’t they drive you out?”

The comments from Gen X politicians came in after Nepal Gen Z protest toppled the "corrupt" government and elected its first woman chief as its interim prime minister, and that too on gaming app Discord.

After his presser claiming deletion of voters from Karnataka's Aland constituency, Rahul said in a post on X, "The youth of the nation The students of the nation The Gen Z of the nation Will protect the Constitution, defend democracy, and prevent vote theft . I will always stand with them. Hail India!"


Reacting to this, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey claimed that the Gen Z wants "an Islamic state in Bangladesh and a Hindu state in Nepal, why wouldn’t they make India a Hindu state?"

"Gen Z is against family rule. Why would they tolerate Rahul Ji after Nehru Ji, Indira Ji, Rajiv Ji, Sonia Ji ? They are against corruption, why wouldn’t they drive you out? They want an Islamic state in Bangladesh and a Hindu state in Nepal, why wouldn’t they make India a Hindu state? Get ready to leave the country, they are coming," he said.

Gen Z परिवार वाद के खिलाफ है
1.वह नेहरु जी,इंदिरा जी,राजीव जी,सोनिया जी के बाद राहुल जी को क्यूँ बर्दाश्त करेगा?…
2. वह भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ है, आपको क्यूँ नहीं भगाएगा?
3. वह बांग्लादेश में इस्लामिक राष्ट्र तथा नेपाल में हिंदू राष्ट्र बनाना चाहता है,वह भारत को हिंदू राष्ट्र क्यूँ… https://t.co/Rbdt6g82Ou

— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) September 18, 2025

Rahul's comments drew reaction from Janata Dal United leader Neeraj Kumar too, who said that India was a "democracy" unlike "Bangladesh, Nepal," adding that "our people do not accept dictatorial ideas."

"In countries like Nepal, where politics is driven by religion, such problems have to be dealt with differently. But India is a democracy, it is neither Bangladesh nor Nepal; our people do not accept dictatorial ideas. If one is comparing India with Nepal, they should consider India’s economic strength and the resilience of our people,” he said.

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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 19, 2025