MP and former Congress President Shri Rahul Gandhi addressed the ‘Save Democracy’ Mega Rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on March 31, 2024.

Senior leaders of ‘INDIA’ Alliance on the stage, Kharge ji, Sonia ji, Sharad Pawar ji, Bhagwant Mann ji, Champai Soren ji, Akhilesh Yadav ji, Tejashwi Yadav ji, Sitaram Yechury ji, Farooq Abdullah ji, D. Raja ji, Bhattacharya, Mehbooba Mufti ji, Derek O’Brien ji, Kalpana Soren ji, Tiruchi Siva ji, Sunita Kejriwal ji, Devraja ji, ThiruThol ji, Khurram Anees Omar ji and from the stage I would also like to take the names of Kejriwal ji and Hemant Soren ji, because both of them are not here today, but we all stand together. Brothers and sisters, workers of INDIA Alliance and all of you, a very welcome and Namaskar.

These days, IPL matches are going on, are you guys watching? Have you heard the word ‘Match Fixing’? (The public said – Yes)? When a match is won by dishonestly putting pressure on the Empire, buying players, intimidating the captain, it is called ‘Match Fixing’ in cricket. We have Lok Sabha elections ahead of us and who has elected the Empire, Narendra Modi ji. Before the start of the match, two players from our team were arrested and put inside. So brothers and sisters, in this election that is taking place, Narendra Modi ji is trying to do ‘Match Fixing’ in this election. Their slogan of 400 seats is not going to cross 180 seats without EVMs, without ‘Match Fixing’, without putting pressure on social media and press and without buying politicians.

You see, Congress Party is the largest party in the opposition. All our bank accounts have been closed. In the midst of elections, all the accounts of the country’s largest opposition Party were closed. We have to run a campaign, we have to send people to the states, we have to put up posters, all our resources, bank accounts have been closed. So what kind of elections are taking place - leaders are being threatened, governments are being brought down by giving money, leaders are being put in jail, Kejriwal ji and Soren ji - the entire match is being tried to be fixed and this ‘Match Fixing’ is not being done only by Narendra Modi ji, this ‘Match Fixing’ is being done by Narendra Modi ji and three-four biggest billionaires of India, unitedly. This is the truth and why is this ‘Match Fixing’ taking place - Brothers and sisters, its only aim is that the Constitution of India, which has given a future to the poor people of this country, has given them the right to dream, be snatched away from the hands of the poor people of India. I want to tell you that the day this Constitution ends, this India will not survive. This Constitution cannot be run through police or threats. This Constitution is the voice of the people of India, it is the heartbeat of India, the day it is abolished, India will cease to exist. There will be separate states, India will not survive – which is the ultimate goal of Modi ji. He thinks that without the Constitution, the country can be run by threats, intimidation, police, CBI, ED, Income Tax Department. He thinks that the country can be run without media. You can buy the media, you can suppress the media, you can silence the media reporters, but you cannot suppress the voice of India. No one can suppress this voice. No power in the world can suppress this voice.

Brothers and sisters, the BJP MP said that as soon as we win the elections, fix matches and win 400 seats, we will change the Constitution, cancel the Constitution. This was not said casually, the BJP MP has said this to test the idea. This fight is a fight to save the Constitution. As Akhilesh ji said, the Constitution will be gone, the rights of the poor will be gone, reservation will be gone and your wealth, the wealth of the poor, the wealth of farmers, the wealth of labourers, will go into the hands of the richest five-six people. Demonetization was done, GST was implemented. Tell me - which poor person benefited from GST, demonetization, which small shopkeeper benefited, which farmer benefited, which unemployed youth benefited, NO ONE! India today has the highest unemployment rate in 40 years. One percent people have the entire wealth of India, 22 people, the amount of wealth they have in their hands is equal to that which is there in the hands of 70 crore people. Why do they want to erase the Constitution, because they want to snatch your money from you. I talked about caste census, talked about MSP for farmers, talked about providing employment to the youth. These are the biggest issues facing the country. But remember one thing, if you people do not vote with full force then their ‘Match Fixing’ will be successful, don’t forget this and the day ‘Match Fixing’ is successful, your Constitution, our Constitution will end. The day the Constitution ends, it will be a huge blow to the heart of India.

So this election is not an ordinary election. This election is an election to save India, to save the Constitution and to save the rights of the poor, farmers, backward classes, Dalits, tribals and poor people of general caste. You should remember this, because ‘Match Fixing’ is being done in this election, it is visible to the whole country, people of BJP are saying. Yesterday, a person came by train to meet me. BJP workers were sitting with me, he said that something is wrong... this is the truth.

Narendra Modi ji made the people of Election Commission sit. Two leaders, two Chief Ministers were jailed, just a few months before the elections. If they had to be put behind bars, they could have been put in jail after six months, or six months before... No, two Chief Ministers were put in jail two-three months before the elections. You freezed our bank accounts. If our bank accounts were to be freezed, you could have done it six months ago, done it a year ago, done it after six months, but it doesn’t matter. What you actually want is that the opposition should not be able to contest elections and hence you freezed the bank accounts of the Congress Party. You have appointed your people in the Election Commission, you are putting pressure on the judiciary because you want the match to be fixed, the Constitution to be canceled and you want to remain in power. But brothers and sisters, I speak the truth and you listen to me carefully, if BJP wins the elections in India by ‘Match Fixing’ and after that they change the Constitution, then this entire country will go up in flames. Remember what I said, this country will not survive. This election is not an election for votes. This election is an election to save India, an election to protect the Constitution.

Thank you! Jai Hind!