By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he remains angry and frustrated over the fact that Narendra Modi, who comes from an ordinary family, became Prime Minister and is running the country.
Speaking at a press conference in Dehradun, Dhami said Gandhi came from a family that had produced several prime ministers and claimed that this background made it difficult for him to accept Modi’s rise.
“Rahul Gandhi’s great-grandfather was a prime minister, his grandmother was a prime minister, his father was a prime minister, his mother was a ‘super prime minister’, and he himself was a deputy prime minister,” Dhami said.
He alleged that Gandhi was unable to accept that “a son of a poor mother, born in an ordinary family, is running the country”, adding that Gandhi remained preoccupied with this “anger and frustration”.
Responding to a question about a comparison between Modi and Gandhi, Dhami said the Prime Minister had introduced schemes for different sections of society, including youth, farmers and women.
He also credited Modi with changing India’s image on the global stage since 2014, saying the country had moved away from the image of a “submissive” and “follower” nation and established itself as a country with a strong voice in global affairs. The chief minister also criticised Gandhi’s conduct as Leader of Opposition, alleging that he lacked the seriousness and decorum expected from someone holding such a constitutional position.
Dhami further said Gandhi would not experience a sense of victory for a long time and alleged that his political defeats would continue. He accused Gandhi of making statements of an increasingly “low level” instead of adopting what Dhami described as the morally correct path.
On the Congress’s criticism of the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Dhami accused the opposition party of repeatedly using what he called false narratives to create confusion among people.
Dhami said Congress had once again attempted to build a narrative against the Election Commission, but claimed that such narratives were eventually exposed.
He, however, said everyone had the right to question any institution in a democracy, but maintained that questions and allegations should be based on facts and official records.
Referring to the Election Commission’s clarification on Saturday, Dhami said the original SIR order issued on June 24, 2025, had been adopted unanimously and that the subsequent decision on the schedule for implementing it in states and Union territories had also been taken unanimously.
“It would therefore not be appropriate to present any internal deliberation or comment as a difference of opinion in the final decision of the Commission,” he said.