Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav took a dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday over his remarks about safeguarding democracy and the constitution, suggesting that the Congress leader should reflect on his own stance regarding constitutional matters.
Coming down heavily on the Centre over the alleged misuse of central agencies such as the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), CBI and the Income Tax Department against the Opposition leaders and parties, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said democracy was in 'danger'.
"This action (against Kejriwal and other opposition party leaders) is an attack on the Constitution and democracy. When the Constitution given to us by Babasaheb Ambedkar ji is attacked, when democracy is attacked, then it is the responsibility of every Indian to take action to save it," Paw
Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat said that the Opposition's Maha Rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday was not a rally to save Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren but a rally to save democracy.
Unfazed after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) fielded party chief and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra Pawar, against her sister-in-law and sitting MP Supriya Sule from Baramati; NCP (SCP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto on Sunday exuded confidence in the latter's win in the L
Stating that religious freedom is an important part of any democracy, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said that sometimes New Delhi and Washington can "agree to disagree" on certain things and should not be read negatively.
Garcetti said, "The big fight isn't between each other and these small differences we sometimes have. The big fight is between extremist ideology, dictatorship. We have two democracies that, yes, we have to fight to defend domestically all the time and hopefully internationally the concept o
"You have to decide if you want democracy or dictatorship... Those who support dictatorship need to be kicked out of the country. The BJP and RSS are like poison. You will die even if you taste poison," Kharge said.
"Protests have erupted in the whole country after March 21. No one is able to understand why a sitting Chief Minister has been arrested. But it is not just Arvind Kejriwal. Before arresting the Delhi Chief Minister, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested as well. With the misu
Congress leader Deepender Hooda strongly criticized the BJP-led central government's use of central agencies against the opposition, questioning the appropriateness of such tactics in a democratic system.
The INDIA bloc is all set to hold a rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy scam and several other issues.