‘Constitutional bodies of country in danger’

PATNA: All India Congress committee general secretary

Tariq Anwar

on Wednesday said that common people should join hands to protect the country and the democracy which has been fundamentally weakened by the present dispensation.

Anwar was addressing a seminar on ‘Burning Challenges of Indian Democracy’, organized by the Rajiv Gandhi Study Circle in a city hotel here, where he was present as the chief guest. The seminar was inaugurated by state Congress president Madan Mohan Jha.

“Constitutional bodies of our country are in danger and those who speak the truth are being silenced by the government and even threatened. Even the media is being stopped from speaking the truth. Our ancestors, who fought for the Independence, chose the democratic system so that each and every individual could enjoy his or her rights. Now, it is very important for people to unite as the democracy is being weakened by the present government,” Anwar said.

“RSS is an unconstitutional body and it has imposed its undemocratic ideology through the NDA government,” the Congress general secretary added. He also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government on the Pegasus issue and alleged they could stoop to any level only to remain in power.

State Congress president Madan Mohan Jha urged the youth to come forward to strengthen the democracy. He said every individual needs to understand his responsibility towards the country.

State Congress working president Shyam Sundar Singh Dheeraj said raised the issue of inflation and demanded the present government to ensure that each and every child can get proper education.

Rajeev Gandhi Study Circle state coordinator Ramayan Prasad Yadav in his address said that democracy is not only a system to run a government but it is also a system to protect the basic rights of an individual.