BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje. File
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Union Minister of State and BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) lashed out at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, calling him “an anti-India leader” over the latter’s criticism of the NDA-led government during his visit to Germany.
Speaking with ANI, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje questioned the “aim” of the Lok Sabha leader for “speaking against the nation” and said that he “still behaves like a child.”
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“Rahul Gandhi is not the Leader of Opposition but an anti-India leader who goes abroad and speaks against the nation. What does he aim to gain by doing this? He still behaves like a child, not a leader,” Ms. Karandlaje said.
The criticism comes after Rahul Gandhi again levelled “vote theft” allegations against the Government of India, citing duplicate voters in the voter list during an address at the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany.
Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Congress won the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections and that the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections were “not fair.”
Lok Sabha LoP shared that their party did not receive a “response” from the Election Commission when they flagged the issue.
“A Brazilian woman was there on the voting list 22 times in Haryana… We did not get a response. We fundamentally believe that there is a problem with the electoral machinery in India,” Mr. Gandhi said.
Rahul Gandhi also alleged that the Centre has “weaponised” investigating agencies, suggesting a quid pro quo in which businessmen in India financially support the BJP rather than Opposition parties.
He said, “There is a wholesale capture of our institutional framework. Our intelligence agencies, ED and CBI, have been weaponised. ED and CBI have no cases against the BJP, and most political cases are against those who oppose them. If you are a businessman and try to support the Congress, you are threatened. BJP uses the institutional framework of India as a tool to build political power. Look at the money the BJP has and the Opposition has.”
Rahul Gandhi is on a five-day visit to Germany.
Published – December 23, 2025 11:09 am IST