# Rahul Gandhi says system threatened by students, targets NSA 2026-09-21T02:07:10+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the 'system' created by top BJP politicians and businessmen is threatened by students because they ask questions. Speaking at a 'Chhatron ki Goonj' programme in Indore, Gandhi said the system wants 'andh bhakts' or blind followers, whom he described as delusional, hateful and arrogant. He characterised students as embodiments of curiosity and honesty. Gandhi accused National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of enabling surveillance of citizens' phone and WhatsApp communications to help the government exert control. He claimed six people run the country: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Doval, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani. The Times of India reports the surveillance allegation briefly, while ThePrint carries Gandhi's detailed remarks including a claim that Doval says controlling 500 people can control India. Gandhi also said the education budget fell from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6%, that 1.5 crore students lost scholarships and 10 lakh teacher posts are vacant, and that one lakh government schools have closed, with 55% of closures in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Times of India leads with Gandhi's 'andh bhakts' remark and the surveillance allegation in a single line, giving the event minimal space. ThePrint runs a detailed account of the six-person conspiracy claim, the crowd size and the education statistics, and adds the Delhi building collapse interaction. ThePrint's framing amplifies Gandhi's attack on specific individuals and institutions, while Times of India reduces it to a generic system threat. Neither source quotes any government rebuttal. The next test is whether the ruling party responds to the surveillance claim or the six-person allegation specifically. The Times of India leads with Gandhi's 'andh bhakts' remark and the surveillance allegation in a single line, giving the event minimal space. ThePrint runs a detailed account of the six-person conspiracy claim, the crowd size and the education statistics, and adds the Delhi building collapse interaction. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with the andh bhakts remark, gives brief summary of speech without amplifying detail or crowd size - theprint.in (neutral report) Carries full detailed account of allegations, crowd scenes, education statistics and building collapse interaction, no editorialising Tags: Ajit Doval, BJP, Congress, Indore, Rahul Gandhi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-says-system-threatened-by-students-targets-nsa/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-says-system-threatened-by-students-targets-nsa/#story-in-brief