https://countercurrents.org/2022/06/excessive-hostility-towards-opposition-ominous-for-democracy/
The past week has been tragic and ominous for Indian democracy. A former law minister and some senior retired judges of both the Supreme Court and several high courts have condemned the actions of bulldozing and demolitions of houses of protestors as illegal. In the heart of the capital city prominent leaders and activists of the Congress have been detained, roughed up in police actions and have complained of suffering injuries in the process. They have lodged a written complaint against the police entering the party headquarters and roughing up party workers. Prominent leaders including two chief ministers have been detained while trying to enter party headquarters. All this happened in the course of protests against the authorities being excessively hostile towards prominent Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was questioned for nearly 30 hours in 3 days in matters relating to a case by the Enforcement Directorate. Congress leaders have condemned the denial of their democratic right to protest.
By Bharat Dogra
16/06/2022
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