Culture of ‘forcing silence’ and branding people ‘anti-nationals’ will destroy Constitution, says Mallikarjun Kharge

The culture of forcing silence and branding people as anti-nationals will destroy the Constitution and finish democracy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in his message on the 132nd birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar on April 14, 2023...

In his message on Ambedkar Jayanti, Mr Kharge alleged that Parliament has been converted into an arena of combat rather than debate and the finest inheritance of the architect of the Indian Constitution needs constant care and needs preservation...

The culture of forcing silence on anyone be it opposition parties, civil society groups, activists, NGOs, judiciary, media and ordinary citizens and branding them as Anti Nationals is a dangerous trend , that will finish our Democracy and destroy our Constitution, Mr Kharge said....

But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship,using this quote of Dr Ambedkar, the Congress chief urged citizens to introspect if they would allow degradation of our democracy and pave the way for dictatorship or try to preserve and protect the finest ideals of our Constitution makers...

Paying his tributes, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted, Equality, liberty, fraternity & justice the universal values Babasaheb Ambedkar championed, will always remain our guiding light & strength!Tributes to the Architect of Indias Constitution on his birth anniversary...

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