Security Alarm or Electoral Deception? Controversy Ignites Over Alleged Physical Attack Plan Against PM Modi in Parliament

“The Smokescreen 2026” report offers a sharply critical interpretation of these events, characterizing them as “manufactured threats” used to gain public sympathy.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | February 5, 2026

Recent allegations suggesting a physical attack was planned against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha have sparked a fierce political confrontation between the government and the opposition. Speaker Om Birla claimed that Congress MPs intended to target the Prime Minister during protests, citing credible information that they might do “something unexpected”. Birla asserted that he adjourned the House to prevent “unpleasant scenes” in the “temple of democracy,” a move that led to the cancellation of the Prime Minister’s scheduled reply to the Motion of Thanks.

Opposition leaders have vehemently denied these accusations, with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra labeling the claims as “absolute lies”. The Congress party has been on a “warpath” since Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was prevented from quoting an unpublished memoir by former Army chief General MM Naravane. According to Gandhi, this memoir reveals how the political leadership deserted the army during the 2020 China border crisis.

The current standoff follows a history of similar security concerns cited by the Prime Minister and his allies. In February 2026, Speaker Birla reportedly advised the PM to skip a House session due to a potential “inappropriate incident” near the Prime Minister’s chair. Historically, PM Modi has alluded to personal danger in several high-profile instances:

• Goa Speech (2016): Modi claimed “forces” might not let him live because he challenged their “loot of 70 years” through demonetisation.
• Ferozepur Security Breach (2022): Following a protest that stranded his convoy on a Punjab flyover, the PM told officials to thank the Chief Minister that he was able to “return to Bathinda airport alive”.
• Bihar Campaign Rally (2024): Modi suggested “frustrated” opponents could go to “any extent,” implying a threat to his safety.

However, “The Smokescreen 2026” report offers a sharply critical interpretation of these events, characterizing them as “manufactured threats” used to gain public sympathy. The report alleges that such “fake threat reports” and “tasteless monologues” are part of a strategy to present the PM as a victim to influence voters. Furthermore, it claims these incidents serve as a “smokescreen” to hide systemic “election thefts” achieved through electronic voting machine (EVM) manipulation and deceptive tactics.

The report further defines this phenomenon as part of a long-term project involving institutional capture and “manufactured nationalism” intended to sustain an illusion of democratic legitimacy. Meanwhile, critics of the government argue that the BJP employs these “tricks” to avoid accountability in a Parliament they view as irrelevant. These critics describe the current parliamentary environment as a series of “ugly dogfights” involving “uncivilized and uneducated MPs” where meaningful discussion has lost its purpose.

By Rakesh Raman, who is a national award-winning journalist and social activist. He is the founder of a humanitarian organization RMN Foundation which is working in diverse areas to help the disadvantaged and distressed people in the society.