Rahul disqualification an assault on democracy, says Kerala CM Pinarayi
8 min readBy Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Strongly condemning the Lok Sabha secretariat resolution to disqualify Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed the hasty transfer the newest chapter within the ongoing assault on democracy by the Sangh Parivar. In a strongly worded assertion, the lone Communist chief minister within the nation mentioned that utilizing pressure to suppress dissent is a fascist technique.
Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified citing a courtroom verdict in a case that was filed in opposition to him for a political speech, he identified.
“If a prominent leader of the Opposition is attacked like this, what will be the fate of common people who express their voices freely? What respect do they have for our constitutional values? The arrest of Opposition MPs in Delhi for protesting against political interference in non-BJP-ruled states using agencies under the Union government and the cases against Manish Sisodia and Rahul Gandhi are the other sides of this. In Delhi, cases are being filed and mass arrests are being made for sticking posters against the Union government. None of these augurs well for a democratic society, or fall in line with our constitutional tenets,” mentioned Pinarayi.
The hasty resolution to disqualify @RahulGandhi as a member of the Lok Sabha is yet one more episode in @BJP4India’s authoritarian rampage in opposition to Indian democracy. This brazen assault is an insult to our democratic values and cannot be missed. It should be unequivocally denounced.
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) March 24, 2023
The CPM politburo member additional mentioned that the rising intolerance in direction of criticism has been endangering Indian democracy. In gentle of the event, democratic forces within the nation ought to stand collectively and condemn the motion in opposition to Rahul Gandhi, mentioned Pinarayi.
Congress activists take out a protest march at Mukkam in Kozhikode on Friday | Express
Leaders from Left events too have come out in opposition to the choice. “Vindictive politics can never be politics of righteousness. It reveals once again the fascist arrogance of RSS-BJP. In cases involving NCP MP Faizal and Rahul Gandhi, the government moved with lightning speed. When questions of frauds and scams come, they compete with snails. That is BJP !” tweeted CPI’s Rajya Saba MP and celebration nationwide secretariat member Binoy Viswam.
Stunned by the rapidity of motion: Tharoor
The Congress management in Kerala has termed the choice to disqualify Rahul Gandhi as politically motivated and brought in haste. Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor mentioned he’s shocked by the rapidity of the motion in opposition to Rahul.
“I’m stunned by this action and by its rapidity, within 24 hours of the court verdict and while an appeal was known to be in process. This is politics with the gloves off and it bodes ill for our democracy,” he tweeted.
The Congress will battle the choice legally and politically, mentioned Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan. “The Surat court verdict is not the final word. The Congress believes in democracy and rule of law. We have got a legal system that goes all the way to the Supreme Court. Rahul Gandhi will return to treading the legal path. Neither Rahul nor the Congress can be silenced with such acts,” mentioned Satheesan.
He added that Congress will battle vendetta politics and communalism. The state Congress management has determined to take out a Raj Bhavan march in protest in opposition to the Lok Sabha secretariat resolution on Monday. State Congress president Okay Sudhakaran, Satheesan, MPs, MLAs, and different senior leaders will participate within the march.
Need united motion: Antony
Senior Congress chief A Okay Antony has referred to as for united motion by all political events to battle the Central authorities’s organised transfer to silence those that communicate in opposition to the BJP and the prime minister. Congress will battle the transfer in opposition to Rahul Gandhi politically and legally and the AICC will choke out a plan quickly.
“The incidents that are happening around Delhi are very disturbing. Will democracy prevail in India or will the country move to a controlled democracy? Those who want democracy to prevail in India should fight against the Modi government’s organised attempts to control democracy. The orchestrated move against Rahul Gandhi did not start now. BJP and Modi are frightened of Rahul. BJP and RSS had filed over 30 petitions against Rahul in various parts of the country. The recent incident proves that they will go to any extent to weaken Rahul politically,” he mentioned.
The plight of Congress a tragic case examine: Anil Antony
Kochi: In an enormous embarrassment to Congress veteran A Okay Antony, his son Anil Okay Antony on Friday slammed Rahul Gandhi on a day on which the senior Antony and different celebration leaders condemned the disqualification of Rahul as an MP.
“The plight of the Indian National Congress from 2014, especially post-2017 is a sad case study. The party ideally should stop focusing on the gaffes and bloopers of an individual and work on the issues of the country. Else won’t exist beyond 2024,” Anil tweeted.
The plight of @incindia from 2014, particularly submit 2017 is a tragic case examine. The celebration ideally ought to cease focussing on the gaffes and bloopers of a person and work on the problems of the nation. Else received’t exist past 2024. https://t.co/M8TLIuHIV3
— Anil Okay Antony (@anilkantony) March 24, 2023
Anil has been taking pro-government stands in latest occasions. In January, he stop Congress after the celebration employees took to social media demanding that he retract a tweet by which he supported the ban on a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Strongly condemning the Lok Sabha secretariat resolution to disqualify Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed the hasty transfer the newest chapter within the ongoing assault on democracy by the Sangh Parivar. In a strongly worded assertion, the lone Communist chief minister within the nation mentioned that utilizing pressure to suppress dissent is a fascist technique.
Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified citing a courtroom verdict in a case that was filed in opposition to him for a political speech, he identified.
“If a prominent leader of the Opposition is attacked like this, what will be the fate of common people who express their voices freely? What respect do they have for our constitutional values? The arrest of Opposition MPs in Delhi for protesting against political interference in non-BJP-ruled states using agencies under the Union government and the cases against Manish Sisodia and Rahul Gandhi are the other sides of this. In Delhi, cases are being filed and mass arrests are being made for sticking posters against the Union government. None of these augurs well for a democratic society, or fall in line with our constitutional tenets,” mentioned Pinarayi. googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The hasty resolution to disqualify @RahulGandhi as a member of the Lok Sabha is yet one more episode in @BJP4India’s authoritarian rampage in opposition to Indian democracy. This brazen assault is an insult to our democratic values and cannot be missed. It should be unequivocally denounced.
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) March 24, 2023
The CPM politburo member additional mentioned that the rising intolerance in direction of criticism has been endangering Indian democracy. In gentle of the event, democratic forces within the nation ought to stand collectively and condemn the motion in opposition to Rahul Gandhi, mentioned Pinarayi.
Congress activists take out a protest march at Mukkam in Kozhikode on Friday | Express
Leaders from Left events too have come out in opposition to the choice. “Vindictive politics can never be politics of righteousness. It reveals once again the fascist arrogance of RSS-BJP. In cases involving NCP MP Faizal and Rahul Gandhi, the government moved with lightning speed. When questions of frauds and scams come, they compete with snails. That is BJP !” tweeted CPI’s Rajya Saba MP and celebration nationwide secretariat member Binoy Viswam.
Stunned by the rapidity of motion: Tharoor
The Congress management in Kerala has termed the choice to disqualify Rahul Gandhi as politically motivated and brought in haste. Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor mentioned he’s shocked by the rapidity of the motion in opposition to Rahul.
“I’m stunned by this action and by its rapidity, within 24 hours of the court verdict and while an appeal was known to be in process. This is politics with the gloves off and it bodes ill for our democracy,” he tweeted.
The Congress will battle the choice legally and politically, mentioned Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan. “The Surat court verdict is not the final word. The Congress believes in democracy and rule of law. We have got a legal system that goes all the way to the Supreme Court. Rahul Gandhi will return to treading the legal path. Neither Rahul nor the Congress can be silenced with such acts,” mentioned Satheesan.
He added that Congress will battle vendetta politics and communalism. The state Congress management has determined to take out a Raj Bhavan march in protest in opposition to the Lok Sabha secretariat resolution on Monday. State Congress president Okay Sudhakaran, Satheesan, MPs, MLAs, and different senior leaders will participate within the march.
Need united motion: Antony
Senior Congress chief A Okay Antony has referred to as for united motion by all political events to battle the Central authorities’s organised transfer to silence those that communicate in opposition to the BJP and the prime minister. Congress will battle the transfer in opposition to Rahul Gandhi politically and legally and the AICC will choke out a plan quickly.
“The incidents that are happening around Delhi are very disturbing. Will democracy prevail in India or will the country move to a controlled democracy? Those who want democracy to prevail in India should fight against the Modi government’s organised attempts to control democracy. The orchestrated move against Rahul Gandhi did not start now. BJP and Modi are frightened of Rahul. BJP and RSS had filed over 30 petitions against Rahul in various parts of the country. The recent incident proves that they will go to any extent to weaken Rahul politically,” he mentioned.
The plight of Congress a tragic case examine: Anil Antony
Kochi: In an enormous embarrassment to Congress veteran A Okay Antony, his son Anil Okay Antony on Friday slammed Rahul Gandhi on a day on which the senior Antony and different celebration leaders condemned the disqualification of Rahul as an MP.
“The plight of the Indian National Congress from 2014, especially post-2017 is a sad case study. The party ideally should stop focusing on the gaffes and bloopers of an individual and work on the issues of the country. Else won’t exist beyond 2024,” Anil tweeted.
The plight of @incindia from 2014, particularly submit 2017 is a tragic case examine. The celebration ideally ought to cease focussing on the gaffes and bloopers of a person and work on the problems of the nation. Else received’t exist past 2024. https://t.co/M8TLIuHIV3
— Anil Okay Antony (@anilkantony) March 24, 2023
Anil has been taking pro-government stands in latest occasions. In January, he stop Congress after the celebration employees took to social media demanding that he retract a tweet by which he supported the ban on a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
