INDIA Bloc's Massive Show Of Unity At Rally To Support Arvind Kejriwal
NDTV
Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra listed five demands of the Opposition to the Election Commission that included the provision of a level playing field before the elections.
The INDIA bloc's rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan this afternoon, was a massive show of strength where the leaders of all major Opposition parties pressed for the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The leaders flagged concerns about the health of the country's democracy, accusing the BJP of decimating the Opposition through the Central investigative agencies. Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra listed five demands of the Opposition to the Election Commission that included the provision of a level playing field before the elections.
Efforts to forcefully scuttle the finances of Opposition parties should be immediately stopped, Ms Gandhi Vadra said, without mentioning the freeze on Congress funds and the latest Income Tax notice. Action by the Enforcement Directorate, CBI and the Income Tax department should also be stopped, she said, reading out the list of demands.
The alliance also demanded a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team investigate what they called the BJP's "extortion" of funds through the electoral bonds scheme.
