Key Points
The consequence of continued Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule, they say, would be the erosion of the very foundation upon which modern India was built: democracy.. ..
It echoed a similar rally more than 40 years earlier on the same spot, when opposition leaders fired up huge crowds to help change the course of the 1977 election ending the 10-year rule of Indias powerful third prime minister and political scion Indira Gandhi.. . Gandhi had imposed a state of emergency, jailed key opposition leaders and curtailed civil freedoms..
But Indias opposition leaders accuse Modis right-wing government of becoming an electoral autocracy by attempting to rig the vote, weaponizing state agencies to stifle, attack and arrest opposition politicians, and undermining democratic principles ahead of elections, which began on April 19 and run until June 1, with results counted on June 4.. ..
Until peoples financial situation improves, there wont be any social reform, said voter Mohammad Irfan at the opposition rally in Delhi.. . . Opposition parties have found themselves facing a slew of legal and financial challenges in the run-up to this years election.. . Gandhis Congress the largest party in the INDIA alliance has accused the BJP of tax terrorism and crippling its ability to campaign after its accounts were frozen by the tax department, leaving it unable to use some $20 million in funds..
So to be recognized as a great power in spite of everything, (that) is attributed to him, he said.. . . That does not mean there arent key issues the opposition could rally around, analysts say, including the BJPs failure to increase education opportunities or improve health infrastructure especially following the coronavirus pandemic, which hit India especially hard.. . Youth unemployment also remains a huge problem, close to 50% among 20-to-24-year-olds.. ..
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