India replies to Germany in a tit-for-tat way: ‘We are taking note of decline in democratic norms’

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India replies to Germany in a tit-for-tat way: ‘We are taking note of decline in democratic norms’


Image Source : @PANDAJAY/TWITTER Bhartiya Janata Party’s nationwide vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda.

Rahul Gandhi row: India on Sunday hit again at Germany in its personal format following the latter’s intervention in the home issues of New Delhi. At first, Germany reacted to the continuing matter of now-disqualified Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi.

Earlier Germany mentioned it has taken note of the case and “expects that the standards of judicial independence and fundamental democratic principles will apply”. 

Reacting in a comparable trend, Bhartiya Janata Party’s nationwide vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda, on Sunday asserted India can be taking note of the developments that erupted in Germany’s Lützerath village in January this yr.

What occurred in Germany?

Notably, earlier at the beginning of this yr, police reportedly took harsh measures on the local weather activists who had been protesting in opposition to an open-cast brown coal mine in the Lützerath village.

According to a number of media experiences, police additionally thrashed villagers on the top, ensuing in extreme accidents. Even the police had briefly arrested local weather activist Greta Thunberg after which launched her after an hour. This triggered a main row throughout the nation. 

Indians are taking note

Expressing grave considerations over Germany’s Police, Panda took to the social media platform and mentioned he was dismayed to examine Germany’s police brutality at Lützerath village in January this yr. “Protestors accused the police of ‘pure violence,’ and said they had been beaten ‘unrestrainedly, often on the head,” he wrote on Twitter.

Further, he talked about that the “Indians were taken note” of the incident and known as it a main setback for Europe’s greatest economic system. “Indians are taking note of such decline in democratic norms in Europe’s biggest economy with sadness & concern,” he added.

US, Pakistan too expressed considerations 

It is price mentioning the disqualification of the senior Congress chief hit the headlines of virtually all worldwide media retailers. Even the cash-strapped Pakistani media raised grave considerations over India’s Opposition chief.

Reacting to the matter, the US additionally mentioned it was involved concerning the disqualification of Gandhi and added “it is keeping a close watch over the development in Indian courts”.

“Respect for the rule of law and judicial independence is a cornerstone of any democracy, and we’re watching Mr Gandhi’s (Rahul Gandhi) case in Indian courts,” US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel mentioned whereas responding to a query relating to Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from the Indian Parliament.

Also Read: ‘We are watching…’: US speaks on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from the Parliament

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