NEW DELHI: In a fiery tackle to Congress employees in Bhubaneswar on Monday, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge issued a stark warning about the way forward for democracy in India ought to Narendra Modi safe one other time period in workplace. Kharge ominously proclaimed that if Modi retains energy after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it may mark the top of electoral democracy within the nation, paving the best way for a dictatorship.
“Under Modi’s rule, there will be no democracy, no elections; only dictatorship,” Kharge asserted, portray a dire image of the implications of one other Modi victory. His phrases echoed with a way of urgency as he urged the folks to acknowledge the gravity of the state of affairs, framing the upcoming elections as maybe the final alternative for residents to train their voting rights.
“They are giving (ED) notices to everyone. They are intimidating people… Because of fear, some are leaving friendships, some are leaving the party, and some are leaving the alliance… This is your last chance to vote. After this, there will be no voting,” he mentioned, based on ANI.
Kharge did not mince phrases in his critique of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mother or father, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), branding them as brokers of poison poisoning the material of Indian society. He juxtaposed their divisive rhetoric with the Congress social gathering’s imaginative and prescient of unity and inclusivity, championed by Rahul Gandhi’s name to foster love and concord.
“Rahul Gandhi wants to unite the country, he said he has opened ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’. But the BJP and RSS have opened ‘Nafrat ki Dukaan’. It is because of this that you need to remain alert. BJP and RSS are poison, they are depriving us of our rights,” Kharge mentioned.
The veteran politician additionally took potshots at regional leaders who’ve aligned themselves with PM Modi, significantly focusing on Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik for his perceived closeness to the Prime Minister. Kharge questioned the advantages of such alliances, suggesting that the promised “double engine” of growth typically fails to ship on its lofty guarantees.
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Referring to latest political developments, Kharge dismissed the importance of particular person defections from opposition alliances, asserting that the collective energy of the opposition will prevail towards the BJP. He remained steadfast in his perception that the Congress-led coalition would emerge victorious, regardless of setbacks reminiscent of Nitish Kumar’s departure from the Opposition bloc.
