New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Ahead of the festival of lights, senior Congress leaders gathered at the residence of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for a 'Diwali Milan' program on Friday. What was intended as a festive get-together quickly transformed into a sharp political counter-offensive against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with top opposition voices calling out the ruling party on governance failures, citizenship concerns, and Delhi's worsening air pollution crisis.

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took aim at the BJP's recent countrywide demonstrations, pointing out the irony of a ruling party taking to the streets to protest. Gehlot criticised the BJP's decision to hold street demonstrations na...