Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the success of Indian democracy and its institutions is hurting some people and that is why they are attacking it.
Intensifying his attack on Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of Indian democracy in London, Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Saturday said the leader whose party is being rejected by the public is saying that democracy is "under attack".
Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remark in London on Indian Democracy saying that the latter's party is in danger, not the country's democracy.
"Rahul Gandhi never demanded foreign forces come to our country to save our democracy. He hasn't said anything he should apologise for. It's nonsense," Tharoor told ANI on Friday.
Addressing the people, the CM said, "Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna had to resign from his position as Chief Minister due to disagreements when the Congress attempted to strangle democracy in this country, but Bahuguna ji never gave up on his values and ideals."
Slamming Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about Democracy in India while speaking in the UK, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief JP Nadda on Friday drew a comparison between the Congress leader and Billionaire investor George Soros and said that both of them speak the same "language".
On the fifth day in a row, the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day on Friday within minutes of convening its proceedings as both the treasury and Opposition benches created a ruckus on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's democracy in India remarks in London and Adani issue.
Reiterating the Bharatiya Janata Party's demand for an apology from Rahul Gandhi for critical speeches about Indian democracy abroad, party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Wayanad MP still has no remorse for his remarks.
Gandhi turned up in the Parliament today for the first time after returning to India from his UK visit. The Ministers in the government have been demanding an apology from the Congress leader for his remarks on democracy.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that Governor should not enter into any area which precipitates the fall of a government and called Maharashtra political crisis a serious issue for democracy.
"On one hand, they (BJP) talk about believing in democracy, and on the other hand, they stop a peaceful march that too by publicly elected MPs," Mallikarjun Kharge said.