Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram stated that if the INDIA bloc comes to power, the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will be repealed in the first session of Parliament. He refuted claims of the Congress manifesto being silent on the CAA, asserting that it will be repealed, not amended. Chidambaram criticized the BJP, labeling it as a cult that worships Narendra Modi, and emphasized the importance of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in safeguarding democracy. He called for an end to the politicization of the Ram Temple issue and accused the Modi government of misleading the public on Chinese troop presence.