The campaign by the Indian National Inclusive Developmental Alliance against the arbitrary suspension of 143 members of parliament from both the house of Parliament terming the decision of Lok Sabha speaker and Vice Chairman of Rajya Sabha as undemocratic and unconstitutional leading to unambiguous murder of democracy is gaining momentum as today the “INDIA” bloc political parties have organised series of protests in various states of the country including the biggest one in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
At a massive rally participated by several national and regional leaders of INDIA bloc parties at Mantar Mantar a huge backdrop of INDIA read SAVE DEMOCRACY and all the leaders standing in unanimity holding their hands in solidarity raising a top against the BJP led NDA government accusing and strongly condemning the present government for murdering democracy and stifling the voice of member of parliaments of various political parties inside the temple of democracy.
The leaders who were seen on the stage of this INDIA protest rally at Jantar Mantar were Congress leader and leader of Opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, CPM leader Sitaram Yachuri, CPI secretary general D. Raja, Congress general secretary K. C. Venugopal, Nationalist Congress Party Shared Pawar, Supriya Sule, MP, amd host of other opposition leaders.
Addressing the gathering, the prospective prime ministerial candidate of INDIA bloc propagated by the West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Around Kejriwal, Mallikarjun Kharge while strongly condemning and accusing the BJP led NDA government casting aspersions of prime minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah said that Modi ji and Amit Shah ji have taken the initiative to destroy the democracy and constitution of the country.These people are working to crush Dalits, tribals, labourers, women and farmers.That’s why we have formed INDIA alliance to save the country.
He added : People holding high constitutional posts say that ‘I am a man of this caste, hence they are insulting me.’ We are not even allowed to read the notice in the House, so can I say that Modi government does not even allow Dalits to speak!
Speaking against the ruling political dispensation for stifling the freedom of speech and expression Mallikarjun Kharge said that we have got freedom of speech in the Constitution. This freedom was given to us by Mahatma Gandhi ji, Jawahar Lal Nehru ji and Dr. Ambedkar ji. But you threw out the opposition MPs from the House and passed all the laws without any opposition said Kharge while addressing the crowd at Jantar Mantar.
Giving a clarion call for unity Mallikarjun Kharge categorically said ” When we all unite Narendra Modi will not be able to do anything. The more you try to crush us, the more we will rise added Senior Congress leader Kharge saying further that we are uniting to save the nation, Constitution and democracy.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while speaking against arbitrary suspension of opposition MPs dwelt on the issue of unemployment saying that the party that came to power by promising to provide 2 crore jobs every year, does not even want to hear ‘about unemployment’ in the Parliament today.
Accusing the BJP led NDA government for using the tactics of suppression and creating fear Rahul Gandhi said that the pivotal issue of massive unemployment was raised several times but this issue is repeatedly suppressed by using the politics of ‘fear and confusion’ as a weapon adding that when the youth of the country will wake up, they will demand account of every deceit and betrayal thus taking his share of ‘justice’.
The CPM leader and polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury said that in order to save democracy and Constitution in the country it is imperative that BJP is defeated at all costs.
The senior Congress leader Tharoor in his address said the people of the country should clearly understand that democracy is in grave peril and the only solution to come out of this danger is defeat and change the government bringing INDIA alliance to power at the centre.
It may be recalled that in the history of Indian parliamentary proceedings this is for the very first time during the BJP led NDA government’s rule that more than 145 MPs from both the houses of parliament were suspended in a single session just because they were raising their voice of dissent demanding statement from the prime minister and the home minister inside both the houses on the breach of parliament security termed by the present government as unruly, undemocratic and unconstitutional behaviour amounting to indignation of parliament and its ethos.
Former cricket captain and former Congress MP Mr. Azharuddin had also participated in their rally. Several other leaders spoke on this occasion.
