India, Sept. 19 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's appeal to India's Gen Z to take an active role in safeguarding the Constitution and preventing alleged "vote theft" has sparked a fierce backlash from the ruling BJP, which accused him of inciting violence and attempting to stir civil unrest in India. BJP leader Nishikant Dubey also claimed that Gandhi is collaborating with the Soros Foundation to divide the nation.

The war of words erupted after Gandhi, fresh off his second round of voter fraud allegations, urged the country's youth to defend democracy and resist alleged electoral manipulation. "The nation's youth, the nation's students, the nation's Gen Z, will defend the Constitution, protect democracy, and stop vote theft. I always stand ...