Vigilant citizens urged to create public awareness to save democracy

Congress leader H.K. Patil urges citizens to save democracy by creating awareness about autocratic forces ruling the country.

“Some autocratic forces are ruling the country and subjugating the Constitutional agencies. There is an urgent need to save democracy,” Minister and Congress leader H.K. Patil said in Vijayapura on Sunday.

The Minister urged vigilant citizens like education experts, doctors, cooperation society members and others to create public awareness about the current situation in the country and save democracy.

He was speaking at a party meeting to campaign for Congress nominee Raju (H.R.) Alagur.

“If people are not made aware of the current situation in the country, the country will move towards dictatorship. Those attending this meeting are those who lead society. Each one of you will affect at least 100 families and 500 voters. Prof. Alagur is a dedicated social worker who will serve society and work to strengthen democracy. We need to support him,” he said.

“Concerns are being expressed in the United Nations about the direction our democracy has taken under the current administration. They implemented the electrical bonds scheme to collect money. But they made it a non-transparent system deliberately. They put it out of the right to information. The Union government misused the otherwise prestigious SBI. But the Supreme Court came to the rescue of the citizens. Its strict orders ensured that the bank provided information to the public,” he said.

“It has proved that our Constitution is alive,” he added.

Mr. Patil said that the Union government has used intimidation to collect electoral bonds. “Agencies like IT, ED and CBI were used to collect money. How is it different from extortion of money by underworld dons and anti-social elements?” he said.