Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. File
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Taking yet one more dig at the Congress after its senior chief Digvijaya Singh had tweeted to thank Germany for being attentive to Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday stated democracy was really “murdered” during the 1975 Emergency however none went round searching for assist from overseas powers.
“When Indian democracy was truly murdered in 1975 by the Congress Party, no one went around crying in foreign land to seek foreign power intervention. Indian people fought and restored democracy because democracy lives in the minds and souls of Indians,” tweeted Mr. Rijiju.
The Law Minister’s tweet comes a day after he accused former Congress president Rahul Gandhi of inviting overseas powers, in response to the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister’s tweet. Mr. Singh had thanked the German Foreign Affairs Ministry for being attentive to “how democracy was being compromised in India through the persecution of Rahul Gandhi”.
On Thursday, the Law Minister had tweeted, “Thank you Rahul Gandhi for inviting foreign powers for interference into India’s internal matters. Remember, Indian Judiciary can’t be influenced by foreign interference. India won’t tolerate ‘foreign influence’ anymore because our Prime Minister is:- Shri Narendra Modi ji.”
Meanwhile, impartial member of the Rajya Sabha, Kapil Sibal, who give up the Congress final 12 months, too criticised Mr. Singh for his tweet. “Digvijaya Singh: Thanked Berlin for “taking note of how democracy is being compromised in India”. My thought: We don’t want crutches to stroll forward. We don’t want endorsements from overseas. Our battle is our personal and in that we’re collectively,” tweeted Mr. Sibal.
