# Congress hits back at Rajnath Singh on regime change charge 2026-10-16T10:39:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera on Friday, 16 October, rebutted Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s allegation that the opposition aims to create disorder in India inspired by events in Bangladesh to seize power. Speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Khera said the BJP and RSS are afraid of losing office, and that in a democracy, changing government through elections cannot be called wrong. Khera pointed to the 1975-77 Emergency and the 1977 power change as a democratic precedent. He also recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself spoke of 'regime change' in 2013, and the BJP then backed such movements. TV9 Hindi reported Khera’s remarks that the opposition will proudly continue its demand for change and will bring it about. He also questioned Singh's focus on a distant future while the country faces current problems. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Amar Ujala and TV9 Hindi report Congress leader Pawan Khera’s rebuttal of Rajnath Singh’s accusation that the opposition seeks to foment chaos inspired by Bangladesh to change the government. Amar Ujala’s report leads with Khera’s comment that the BJP-RSS fears losing power, framing the exchange as a standard democratic tussle. TV9 Hindi’s longer report adds Khera citing the 1977 power change, PM Modi’s own 2013 regime-change remark, and student leader Neha Borah’s Bangladesh-linked statement that triggered the row. The difference is that Amar Ujala treats Singh’s allegation neutrally, while TV9 Hindi builds a chronology that places it in a wider political context. The two outlets agree on every core fact. What remains open is whether Singh will offer further detail on the alleged conspiracy or shift the focus to Borah’s original comment. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - amarujala.com (neutral report) Leads with Khera's rebuttal, treats Singh's charge as entry point - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Adds fuller timeline including 1977 and PM Modi's 2013 remark This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: 1977 Emergency, BJP, Congress, Pawan Khera, Rajnath Singh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-hits-back-at-rajnath-singh-on-regime-change-charge/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-hits-back-at-rajnath-singh-on-regime-change-charge/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/