Bharat Summit

There is a businessman in this country. Before the BJP came to power, he was the 600th richest person. Some months ago, he became the second richest man in the world.

How? By a fusion between politics and business. The line between business and politics, between Mr. Adani and Mr. Modi has evaporated.

You can see the outcome in political finance and in the amount of assets that Mr. Adani captures, including Airports, ports, bridges, cement, defence, and infrastructure.

The result is that the BJP's assets grew 11 fold in a decade. They become a financial titan and nobody can compete with them. : LoP Shri @RahulGandhi at #BharatSummit2026

I believe that Indian democracy, being the world's largest democracy, is a global asset and a global public good. It is important for the democratic movement and the planet that India remains a democracy. But we have found that India is no longer a democracy.

: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi at #BharatSummit2026

#ForgingANewFuture

We do not want to vilify, hate, crush and humiliate them (BJP). We will do what we have to do, within our principles and framework, with affection, without anger or hatred. When they lose, they will lose to truth, non-violence and love.

: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi at Bharat Summit 2026
#ForgingANewFuture

In 2014, we witnessed an entirely different kind of election. Millions of dollars were injected into the political system. It was a completely new form of campaigning, a spectacle unlike anything we had seen before. There was a crisis in Indian politics that had been building for a decade. Suddenly, we discovered that democracy had been destroyed in India in 2014. Let me give you an example. 140 million people who voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha election were declared either non-existent voters or non-voters just a few months ago. If 13% of voters have been declared illegal non-voters by the Election Commission, how can the 2024 election be considered legitimate? :

LoP Shri @RahulGandhi at #BharatSummit2026
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana

I will tell you confidently that we are going to defeat Mr Modi and get rid of him. You can see it on the streets and in the fear that Mr Modi and Mr Amit Shah have. This is already a done deal.
: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi at #BharatSummit2026

#ForgingANewFuture