'Loktantar nahi Loktantra hota hai': BJP's dig at Congress amid Parliament protests

Amid the ongoing war over languages — Tamil versus Hindi in Tamil Nadu and Marathi versus Hindi in Maharashtra— the ruling BJP on Thursday got an opportunity to hit out at the Congress for misspelling the word “loktantra” (democracy) in their protest posters.

As soon as images went viral showing MPs from the opposition bloc holding a large placard that read “loktantar,” BJP leaders were quick to respond, pointing out the spelling error.

“Loktantra hota hai loktantar nahi,” wrote BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya in a post on X.

लोकतंत्र होता है, 'लोकतंत् र’ नहीं। 🤦‍♂️

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) July 24, 2025

The opposition had yet to respond to the faux pas, with several MPs from the INDIA bloc saying they had not noticed the error.

The posters and placards were displayed by opposition MPs during a protest against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi also joined the protest.