Oppn planning unrest, says BJP after TV channel sting

NEW DELHI: BJP netas accused the opposition of plotting unrest after Times Now Navbharat aired its undercover sting, "Operation Regime Change", while Congress demanded concrete evidence.

BJP spokesman Gaurav Bhatia said the sting exposed alleged attempts at "regime change". He accused the opposition of preferring anarchy to democratic transfer of power. Citing alleged remarks by some of the people quoted in the sting, Bhatia warned of violent protests and Nepal-like events.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis called the matter extremely serious and said the country would function only according to the Constitution. UP deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and Union ministers Chirag Paswan, Prahlad Joshi and Giriraj Singh were among those who voiced concern.

Congress RS MP Pramod Tiwari said questions should be directed at people whose statements had surfaced in the sting and concrete evidence supporting the allegations should be presented. He said Congress was in favour of a democratic transfer of power.

The channel said hidden-camera conversations recorded across India raised questions about possibility of attempts to initiate regime change outside democratic process. However, it added that not all participants in conversations supported violent movements and some rejected such possibility.