"Hon'ble Members, I strongly plead with you. Democracy will be seriously threatened if disruption and disturbance are weaponised as a political strategy as has been done now," Dhankar said while addressing members of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Alleging that crime has increased in Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP President Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday attacked the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government and asked whether democracy is prevalent or not in Andhra Pradesh.
"It is our responsibility and a right as a constructive opposition in the democracy to stage demonstrations, rallies and protests for our rights. The Vidhan Sabha Gherao today will include leaders from all states and we will all unite to raise the voice of the people," Pilot stated.
After PM Modi slammed the negative politics of some parties, alleging that the tactic of Opposition parties of not letting him speak in Parliament has no place in democracy, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala countered him, saying that it's BJP and PM Modi who has always silenced the opposit
Trump returned to the campaign trail in Michigan's Grand Rapids, days after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the Republican National Convention.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reaction on the assassination attempt on the former US President and that he (PM) had expressed concerns and condemned the incident.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad talked to ANI on Thursday about the attack on former US President Donald Trump and said that an assassination was made on Donald Trump, but with God's blessings, he is safe. He also said that this should not happen in a democracy and that the right to dissent shoul
Lamenting over commercialization and control of media for motivated narratives, Dhankhar acknowledged journalism's crucial role in sustaining democracy. He called on the media to rise above partisan views and avoid aligning with political agendas or forces against national interests.
Lashing out at the Bhartiya Janata party over West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari's "no need for minority morcha" remark, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday dismissed the statement, adding that the statement "is against democracy".
The Congress leader said, "The provision made in this bill is that if any member of the institution speaks against the policies of the government, he can be arrested and kept in jail for two years. 'Ye democracy ki dhajiyyan udane wala hai."
This follows Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Yadav's remarks that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, which came to power last month, could fall by August and elections can happen anytime.