Neelkant Bakshi Targets Prashant Bhushan Over ‘Regime Change’ Remark

A social media post by BJP supporter Neelkant Bakshi has criticised activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan and opposition figures over calls for ‘regime change’ in India.

The post features a video compiling remarks by Bhushan and activist Neha Bora, who referred to Bangladesh’s 2024 student-led uprising as a model for political change.

70-yr-old “Gen-Z” Prashant Bhushan has openly confirmed it “the entire circus of the Cockroach Party + opposition is purely for regime change.” They know they cannot defeat the public’s mandate for @BJP4India under @narendramodi’s leadership at the ballot box so now the viciousness is out . The ravenousness to get power by any means is so desperate that u can feel it tangibly..
Yesterday they got exposed for following Bangladesh model..
listen carefully When the ballot box becomes the battleground they cannot win, the opposition’s focus shifts to regime change. Prashant Bhushan’s alleged remarks have reignited this debate. In a democracy, power must come through the people’s mandate not political manoeuvres that undermine public trust or national interests. 🇮🇳 https://t.co/lArAdvPgH9

— Neelkant Bakshi 🇮🇳 (@neelkantbakshi) October 15, 2026

The video includes Bhushan saying, ‘we all want regime change’, during protests against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. It features Bora discussing Bangladesh’s student movement, which raised demands linked to democratic and voting rights.

Bakshi’s post questions why critics of the government are speaking about regime change rather than seeking political change through elections.

The post frames these remarks as a challenge to the public mandate received by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government.

The remarks come amid wider political disagreements over the SIR exercise, which has triggered protests and allegations of electoral irregularities.

Opposition leaders and activists have raised concerns about the revision process, while the issue has become a point of contention between the government and its critics.

Bhushan has defended calls for regime change as a citizen’s constitutional right, arguing that people can express their views on the government and demand political accountability.

Bangladesh’s 2024 student-led movement, which culminated in a major political upheaval, has featured in discussions about youth mobilisation and democratic rights across South Asia.

The exchange highlights the continuing debate in India over electoral integrity, the limits of political protest and the distinction between advocating government change through democratic processes and questioning the legitimacy of an elected administration.

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