New Delhi. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rahul Gandhi have made a scathing attack on the Central Government over the police action taken against Youth Congress workers during the AI ​​Summit. He said that in a democratic country like India, it is worrying to see peaceful protest as a crime. Criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, Rahul Gandhi wrote, “This is not North Korea, this is India.” He said that dissent is the soul of democracy and trying to suppress it is against democratic values.
accused of suppressing protest
The Congress leader alleged that such an environment is gradually being created in the country, where even asking questions or carrying out peaceful protest is treated as a crime. According to him, when the powers that be consider themselves the nation and consider dissent as enmity, then democracy begins to weaken. He claimed that movements on various issues raised by youth, farmers, sportspersons and social groups were stopped by force. Rahul Gandhi said that in many cases the protesters faced lathi charge, cases and arrests.
Mention of farmers, youth and social movements
Rahul Gandhi alleged that instead of seriously listening to the movements of youth, women players and farmers who raised their voice on issues like paper leak, an attempt was made to suppress them. He said that looking at the demand for rights with suspicion is not appropriate for a democratic system.
Controversy related to AI summit demonstration
The controversy started when activists of the youth wing of the Indian National Congress protested during the AI ​​Summit. Delhi Police took action in this case and detained many people. According to reports, the police team had also reached Shimla in search of some accused and several arrests have been made so far.