The Congress party’s political desperation is now crossing every line of democratic decency. Rejected repeatedly by the nation despite all its propaganda, fear-mongering and freebies, its leaders have descended to provoking unrest among the youth — not to strengthen democracy, but to destabilize it. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s recent call for Gen-Z to hit the streets against the Union Government is not dissent. It is incitement. It is a shocking admission that the Grand Old Party has lost faith in the very electoral process that once kept it in power for decades. Having misled voters with extravagant “guarantees” that are already dragging Karnataka into a financial crisis, Siddaramaiah wants the youth to take responsibility for the mess his own government has created. What for? Because the Centre denied unreasonable demands? Because the State administration has failed spectacularly? Or simply because Congress cannot digest the fact that voters have overwhelmingly chosen Narendra Modi for a third term? When a mature politician urges the next generation to embrace street protests, not for policy corrections but to avenge his party’s electoral humiliation, it signals something extremely dangerous: a party ready to burn the house down because it no longer owns the keys. The template is not new. Before the 2024 elections, Congress and its allies unleashed a series of orchestrated agitations — from the farm-law protests to the CAA misinformation campaign — hoping unrest would weaken the government and portray India as unstable like Sri Lanka or Nepal, or Bangladesh. Carefully timed, well-funded and amplified by friendly media, these movements were less about people’s grievances and more about political opportunism. They tried to turn India’s youth into cannon fodder for their declining vote bank politics. But Indians saw through the chaos strategy, and Modi returned to power yet again. That defeat has only intensified Congress’s anger. Instead of introspection, they have doubled down on disruptions.
While Congress screams that the Constitution is under threat, the party conveniently forgets its own record: no party has amended or twisted the Constitution more than Congress for pure political survival. They institutionalized caste and religious divisions, legitimized vote banks over national interest and normalized appeasement to the point where national identity became negotiable. They now claim to “save democracy,” but their own past is a textbook of subverting it — from censorship to central overreach to demolishing institutions when they refused to bend. Even today, Congress’s ecosystem is deeply entangled with global interests that dislike India’s rise. International lobbies that feel threatened by India’s economic and geopolitical ascent have found eager allies among Congress leaders who cannot accept that the world’s largest democracy has chosen progress over dynasty. Their narrative is: if we cannot rule India, let India fail. That is precisely why national stability irritates them and why they are constantly rooting for chaos. Siddaramaiah’s remarks are part of this agenda — provoke young Indians, create confrontation, and attempt instability in the hope of regaining relevance. But India has changed. The youth do not want manufactured revolutions imported from foreign playbooks. They crave skills, success and global opportunity — not anarchy packaged as activism. They are aware that unrest destroys the very future they seek to build. The Congress wants them shouting slogans on the streets; they want to be innovating in labs, building startups, competing in sports, and leading India into the next century of growth. And that is what frustrates the Congress the most — a generation that is refusing to inherit their cynicism. When a political party places its survival above national harmony, it becomes a threat to the nation itself. Siddaramaiah and his mentors in Delhi must be reminded that India will not collapse just to comfort their delusions of entitlement. The Indian electorate has spoken clearly, repeatedly: democracy means accepting defeat with dignity too. If Congress truly claims to be a defender of the republic, it must stop attempting to suffocate it. Responsible opposition is essential to democracy. But weaponizing the youth to ignite unrest is nothing short of dangerous desperation — and India will reject that just as firmly as it has rejected Congress’s politics of disruption.
