'Destroying democracy': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over Delhi protest crackdown
- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'destroying India's democracy' on Saturday during the sixth edition of his 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' youth outreach initiative in Chennai.
- Gandhi's criticism followed Saturday's crackdown in New Delhi, where police detained more than 7,000 protesters attempting to reach Jantar Mantar to march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-list manipulation.
- Gandhi alleged Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah launched a 'full-scale attack' on Tamil Nadu, citing an 87% fall in MBBS seats due to NEET and claiming 70% of state universities lacked vice-chancellors due to 'RSSification.'
- The BJP rejected Gandhi's claims as 'baseless' on Sunday; spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi accused the Congress leader of attempting to create divisions between North and South India on linguistic lines.
- Congress leaders prepare for a massive protest march in Delhi on Monday against the 'Modi-Shah regime,' while Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay meets Prime Minister Modi on Sunday, creating contrasting political optics.
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