Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that "we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself" triggered a row on Wednesday with the BJP claiming that the Congress' "ugly truth" has been exposed by its own leader and that his statement was straight out of "George Soros' playbook". Gandhi's comments came during a speech to party leaders after the inauguration of the Congress' new headquarters in New Delhi. He accused the BJP and RSS of capturing every institution in the country, and said the Congress is now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian state itself. BJP president J P Nadda responded by calling Gandhi's statement an exposure of the Congress's "ugly truth", alleging close links between Gandhi and his ecosystem with urban Naxals and the deep state. He accused Gandhi of seeking to "defame, demean and discredit" India. Nadda also said that Gandhi's actions have strengthened this belief, and everything he has done or said has been in the direction of breaking India and dividing our society. Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman also weighed in, questioning Gandhi's commitment to the Indian constitution after his remarks. BJP IT department head Amit Malviya echoed similar sentiments, saying that Gandhi's statement was straight out of "George Soros's playbook". Gandhi also raised concerns about the Election Commission, alleging irregularities in the Maharashtra elections and demanding transparency from the commission regarding the voters' list. He accused the commission of refusing to provide a transparent list of voters, and demanded that it explain the discrepancy between the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Maharashtra.