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| Unity of opposition imperative to depose authoritarian, fascist BJP: Harsh Dev | | |  agencies
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Emphasizing the need for unity amongst the various political parties to ensure revival of democracy and rule of law in the country, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Former Education Minister and State President, J&K National Panthers Party (JKNPP) said that collective efforts were required to be made to provide an alternative to the present dictatorial regime of BJP. The BJP govt would continue to harass, humiliate and persecute its rivals and to deprive them of their basic democratic and constitutional rights until and unless the opposition leaders joined hands against its authoritarian and despotic rule, observed Mr. Singh. He said that disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from parliament membership was the cruelest joke in the constitutional history of the country which would be remembered as one of the darkest chapters in democratic jurisprudence the world over. He said the opposition leaders are being victimized and persecuted by the present rulers who needed to be opposed, exposed and finally deposed. He was speaking at INDIA conclave in New Delhi today.
"BJP is hell bent on demolishing the opposition. It wants to establish one party system. It's breaking opposition parties through money and muscle power. It was further resorting to coercion, threats, intimidation and persecution to bully the opposition leaders and eventually make them fall in line. The opposition leaders are either dubbed as anti-nationals or intimidated and harassed through govt agencies including ED, NIA and CBI. BJP leaders accused of corrupt practices, land grabbing, dis-proportionate assets and other fishy deals are being given immunity while questioning even the sincere motives of opposition leaders. Those who have the temerity to speak are silenced through coercive apparatus of state. Dissent is bludgeoned through the iron fist of vigilantes and other state bodies. With hardly any scope for individual political parties to make themselves heard, it's the collective pursuit of people's agenda that needs to be the priority concern of all nationalist, pro-people parties", said Harsh.
While interacting with galaxy of political leaders in the INDIA meet, Singh said that gradual slide of democracy into dictatorship was more clearly discernible in J&K as well. Not only was J&K robbed of its statehood status and deprived of legitimate elected govt but people were being subjected to the most unpopular rule of outside bureaucrats who hardly have any knowledge of J&K and its peculiar problems. The govt is resorting to strong arm methods to evict the poor, indigent masses from their small, marginal land holdings and uprooting their houses, shops and other permanent structures without any qualms of conscience. Unemployment is at its peak and govt Jobs are being openly auctioned. The contractuals, daily wagers and other temporary workers are agitating for their rights with none to listen to their shrill cries for justice. Property tax is being imposed without the nod of J&K legislature. There are no takers for the shrill cries of the public agitating against irregularly installed Toll Plazas and smart meters. The all-round dis-enchantment is leading to alienation and calls for united fight by opposition parties against the mis-rule and atrocities of the present regime. It's high time therefore that all political parties except BJP having faith in the Indian Constitution and its Flag joined hands to restore justice with dignity to the people of the incarcerated land of J&K, said Singh. |
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