In a strong and healthy democracy, protests by the opposition on serious issues concerning the nation are always considered legitimate. They serve as an essential mechanism to restrain arbitrary governance and to maintain democratic balance.
However, it was precisely for these leaders and political parties who remain perpetually agitating on issues either imported from abroad or artificially manufactured within the country—solely to capture the throne of power—that our Prime Minister coined the term “Andolanjeevi” in Parliament. Through this expression, he cautioned the nation against such power-hungry elements.
After being repeatedly removed from power by the people and failing in every attempt to return to office, these leaders and parties—gripped by frustration, despair, and disillusionment—have now chosen the path of issue-less protests. Having been rejected time and again by the electorate, they have developed the misconception that destabilising the country’s progress and development, inciting violence, creating anarchy, and repeatedly disrupting Parliament will somehow pave their way back to power.
For such leaders and parties, the saying aptly applies: “When the mother-in-law asks the daughter-in-law why she sways even while kneading dough”—highlighting baseless complaints born out of sheer habit.
These Andolanjeevis merely need an excuse to protest. Given India’s population explosion, arranging crowds by distributing small sums of money poses no challenge for them. This becomes evident when one engages with the protesters and asks what exactly the protest is about—many are seen avoiding eye contact and offering vague answers. It clearly exposes the protest as an issue-less movement driven by vested interests.
The intentions and objectives of these Andolanjeevi leaders and parties were once again laid bare when, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, most opposition parties stalled Parliament for the past ten days during the discussion on the President’s Address. Continuous sloganeering, waving banners and posters, climbing onto seats, and tearing papers to throw them towards the Speaker’s chair are blatant violations of democratic decorum.
Matters worsened when, before the Prime Minister could respond, an undeclared and conspiratorial attempt was made—by positioning women MPs near the Prime Minister’s seat and entering treasury benches—to engineer an unexpected and potentially dangerous incident.
Now, under the pretext of an alleged anti-farmer trade deal with the United States, the entire INDIA alliance—fronting activists like Yogendra Yadav and Rakesh Tikait—has begun preparations day and night for yet another self-manufactured agitation, with the intention of misleading farmers. This is a completely imaginary and illusory issue, through which the opposition believes it can provoke farmers, bring them onto the streets, and succeed in toppling the government.
I have termed this agitation “issue-less” because the government and its ministers have repeatedly and unequivocally clarified that in any trade agreement with the United States, the interests of Indian farmers and their produce have been fully safeguarded. No such deal harmful to farmers is either being undertaken or even contemplated.
These Andolanjeevis are under the illusion that they can mislead the ordinary farmers—just as they did in the past through foreign-sponsored, toolkit-driven farmer protests; Shaheen Bagh-type agitations based on CAA-NRC; issues such as caste census, language disputes, baseless allegations of EVM vote theft, UGC regulations stayed by the Supreme Court; and foreign-manufactured narratives like Pegasus, Hindenburg, BBC, etc.—they will once again succeed in their conspiracy to destabilise India.
But the people of India have now become far more discerning. They understand everything. The opposition repeatedly attempts to provoke a situation similar to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, or Nepal, hoping the current government will be overthrown. However, the public knows that the foundation of a “Developed India” has now taken firm root, and it will not fall prey to such malicious attempts to seize power.
In the previous general elections, the people were momentarily misled by the narrative that the Constitution and democracy were under threat. But they soon recognised the opposition’s tactics and decisively defeated them in the assembly elections of Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Bihar—completely deflating this narrative.
These days, the opposition is also attempting to label the current government as anti-Hindu and anti-national. But the people clearly understand in whose hands every religion and the nation itself are truly secure, and who indulges in appeasement politics that hollow out the country’s foundations. This is precisely why the public continues to place the NDA alliance at the helm of power and wishes to see the vision of “Developed India” successfully realised.
