The BJP hit back, with Sambit Patra calling the opposition gathering a flop show. Concurrently, the BJP organised a counter-march in Delhi citing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and criticising the date of the rally, while party president Nitin Nabin led a padayatra in Rohtak, Haryana, under the banner of Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao.