RSS has destroyed institutions and free press: Rahul


Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS): Congress leader and former AICC president Rahul Gandhi has charged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) has destroyed the free press and institutions in the country in a systematic manner over the past six years. He was addressing a meeting of advocates at VO Chidambaram college hall, Tuticorn, on Saturday.

He said the nation is held together by institutions including elected institutions like Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabhas and Panchayats and institutions like the judiciary and a supporting free press. Pointing out that all these institutions and a free press hold the nation together, Rahul Gandhi stated that democracy in India is dead. He went on to say that democracy does not die in a day but in a systematic manner and alleged that the RSS was instrumental in destroying the democracy of the country.

Gandhi, who is an MP from Wayanad constituency in Kerala, said that the RSS combined with capitalists has destroyed the balance of the country. He also charged that when the institutional balance of the country is lost, states don't have equal say.

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly, he said "The question is not that the PM is useful or useless but to whom is he useful? It's like Hum Do Hamare Do".

On the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Congress leader said that it is discriminatory and added that the farm laws passed by the parliament, are against the poor farmers of the country.

Rahul Gandhi also said that the people cannot rely on the institutions to protect democracy and added that people's power is the only power that can protect democracy and democratic institutions.

The Congress leader is on a three-day visit to Tamil Nadu where assembly elections are being held on April 6, along with Puducherry and Kerala. He had visited Puducherry before embarking on the Tamil Nadu visit.

It may be noted that the Congress party has been staking claim to contest in 45 assembly seats in the DMK-led alliance but the DMK has been sticking to its stand of allowing only 22 assembly seats to the grand old party.

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was deputed by the Congress high command to have a one to one meeting with DMK supremo MK Stalin but a consensus was elusive even in that meeting.

 

  

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  • Krishna Dasa, Udupi,.

    Sat, Feb 27 2021

    Narendra Modi and Donald Trump has something common. Get away with fake speech and real investigation. BJP & US Republican Party has something in common All party members worship one dude and both parties are too religious and less humane. US Proud boys and RSS has something in common and one should observe them and understand about where these group are leading to ordinary Citizens. We should know that Hitler was devoted Christian, Trump is devoted Christian and their support come from grate Christian religion and Narendra Modi get his support from grate Hindu religion.

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  • Joe, Mangalorean

    Sat, Feb 27 2021

    Dude you know nothing about US elections, you yourself are saying that republicans are supported by christians and if christians are supporting them, that forms the majority of the US voters, how can the republicans loose the elections, that means you are saying the votes were rigged by democrats.

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  • Krishna Dasa, Udupi,

    Sat, Feb 27 2021

    Mr. Joe, Mangalorean, Presently Republican Party & Trump is getting it support from Bible Belt States mostly from evangelical Christians. In USA Christians have many denominations & Churches like African Americans have their own historical Black Churches, Spanish speaking (Latino population) are mostly attend Roman Catholic Churches. Mormons, Eastern orthodox, Armenians, Greek Orthodox population have their own Churches. America is a divers Christian country with people of many backgrounds, Nationalities and home grown christian sects.

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Sat, Feb 27 2021

    RSS should change its name to DRS (Divide and Rule Sangh). It claims it has no political role but it remote controls our robot PM from Nagpur.

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