India, Oct. 14 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Opposition of staging protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and warning that the party should brace for another crushing defeat in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.

Addressing reporters, Shah asserted that the people of the country stand firmly with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that the Congress cannot reverse this reality through what he described as negative politics.

Shah said the Congress must abandon its current approach and genuinely try to understand public sentiment and connect with voters. "I want...