New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday claimed that the BJP's campaign to discourage people from attending the INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao' Maha Rally in Delhi had spectacularly backfired, with traders, shopkeepers and street vendors benefiting from the arrival of visitors from across the country.

In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the BJP had deliberately spread apprehensions about possible business losses and market closures to discredit the Opposition rally and prevent people from travelling to the national capital.

However, he said, the response of the public had exposed what he described as the hollowness of the BJP's propaganda.

"BJP's entire propaganda has falle...