Deliberate disinformation drive being carried out against Parliament, constitutional institutions: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
The Hindu
Taking a dig at the Gandhi family, Mr. Naqvi said a "sinister conspiracy" by the "democratically defeated dynasty" in the country and "anti-India coterie" in some foreign countries, "is not a coincidence, but an experiment."
Amid a political storm over Rahul Gandhi's "democracy under attack" remarks made in the U.K., senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on March 16 said a "deliberate disinformation drive" against Parliament, constitutional institutions and democratic values is being carried out "not by chance but by choice".
Taking a dig at the Gandhi family, Mr. Naqvi said a "sinister conspiracy" by the "democratically defeated dynasty" in the country and "anti-India coterie" in some foreign countries, "is not a coincidence, but an experiment."
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“In 2015, when heads of government and Ministers of 54 African countries visited India to discuss the global economic, social, and cultural issues, these pessimist political players started an ‘award wapsi’ campaign. When the U.S. President was in India in 2020, these people staged 'Shaheen Bagh' and now when India is presiding over the G20, there is a pre-planned attack on Indian democracy, its Parliamentary system and transparent Constitutional institutions," the former Union Minister told reporters in New Delhi.
Some "frustrated and fraudulent people and institutions” are unable to digest India's rising global stature under the dynamic and effective leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. "The proprietors of privileged politics" are distressed due to Modi’s "politics of performance", he said.
Mr. Gandhi's remarks during his recent trip to the United Kingdom have rocked Parliament, with both Houses failing to transact any significant business on the first four days of the Budget session's second half.
During his interactions in the U.K., Mr. Gandhi alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under attack and there is a "full-scale assault" on the country's institutions.
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