“Is There Freedom In The Country Today To Write, Speak?”: Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi slammed the federal government in her Independence Day message. (Report)
New Delhi:
Those are “checking out occasions for Indian democracy”, Congress president Sonia Gandhi mentioned in her Independence Day message on Saturday, sprucing her assault at the Narendra Modi govt.
“The prevailing govt, it kind of feels, is status opposite to democratic machine, constitutional values and established traditions. Those also are checking out occasions for Indian democracy,” Mrs Gandhi mentioned.
Mrs Gandhi, 73, mentioned, “As a accountable opposition, that is our accountability that we make each effort and battle to stay India’s democratic independence intact.”
“Is there freedom within the nation as of late to write down, to talk, to invite questions, to disagree, to have perspectives, to hunt responsibility?” she mentioned in her message.
PM Modi delivered his 7th consecutive Independence Day speech from the enduring Crimson Castle in Delhi on Saturday morning. He spoke about more than a few problems, together with the conflict with China in June at Galwan Valley in Ladakh. He mentioned India’s squaddies have given a becoming respond to somebody who has challenged the rustic’s sovereignty “from LoC to LAC”.
Sonia Gandhi too referred to the Galwan Valley clashes, pronouncing that 60 days have handed since 20 squaddies died for the rustic.
She additionally touched upon the coronavirus pandemic and the state of the financial system. “I will say with complete self assurance that every one folks in combination will pop out of this pandemic and the state of serious financial disaster,” she mentioned.
Mrs Gandhi didn’t attend the Independence Day celebrations on the Congress headquarters on Saturday. Senior chief and previous union minister AK Antony hoisted the flag on the celebration headquarters. Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala have been additionally provide on the tournament.
Previous on Saturday, Mr Gandhi tweeted, quoting former Top Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, “The one choice to coexistence is codestruction. – Jawaharlal Nehru. Perfect needs on Independence Day,” he tweeted.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
