Democracy Is Bigger than Every Individual; Those Who Destroy It Will Be Punished: Rahul Gandhi After INDIA Bloc Meet
Opposition leaders agreed to nationwide protests and a ballot paper campaign after accusing the Election Commission and the government of weakening democracy.
- On Wednesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc leaders announced a nationwide "Save Democracy March" from October 2 to October 8 to protest alleged institutional threats.
- Opposition parties claim elections are "stolen" and allege Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have attacked India's democratic system.
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted parties agreed elections should use ballot papers instead of EVMs, while Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- Opposition MPs will march to the Election Commission on October 6, and INDIA bloc leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu in the second week of October to raise institutional concerns.
- With 5 states going to the polls in 2027, Gandhi noted a "new sense of resistance" among young people, setting the stage for intensified political conflict over electoral integrity.
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Democracy is bigger than every individual; those who destroy it will be punished: Rahul Gandhi after INDIA bloc meet
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said INDIA bloc leaders were personally committed to ensuring that "the people who have destroyed Indian democracy are punished," and the opposition will work to "make serious changes in the country" over the next few months.
Opposition will defend Constitution, ‘ensure’ those who ‘destroyed democracy’ are punished: Rahul Gandhi after INDIA bloc meet
Gandhi also said INDIA bloc leaders were committed to ensuring that those responsible for what he described as the destruction of Indian democracy were punished.
New Delhi. After the India Alliance's coordination meeting, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said that all the leaders of the opposition alliance are united in protecting the Indian Constitution and the democratic system. He said that the discussions in the meeting were good and that in the coming times, the alliance will bring about big changes in the country […]
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After the India alliance meeting, Rahul Gandhi targeted the government and the Election Commission and said that those who destroy Indian democracy should be punished, no matter who they are.
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