Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged that India is actually no longer a democracy.
Speaking at the Bharat Summit hosted by the Telangana government in Hyderabad, the Congress leader questioned on the legitimacy of the elections, if the Election Commission declares 140 million voters to be illegal. "It is important for the democratic movement on the planet that India remains a democracy and what we have found and proven is that India is actually no longer a democracy," he said. In 2014, the Congress witnessed a completely new election with millions of dollars injected into the political system and a completely new type of campaign, he said, alleging that Congress has discovered that democracy was destroyed in India in 2014. Rahul Gandhi, who apologised to foreign delegates who could not attend the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, alleged that they were not allowed to attend the event by the Union Government. It gives a sense of what "we are dealing with in India," he claimed.
'Will Defeat PM Modi And Get Rid Of Him': Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi also expressed confidence that the Congress would defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi politically, declaring that the BJP's defeat was already a "done deal"."I will tell you confidently that we are going to defeat Mr Modi and get rid of him," Rahul said.
Claiming that signs of the BJP's political vulnerability were visible on the ground, the Congress leader said the alleged fear among Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah reflected the changing political atmosphere.
"You can see it on the streets and in the fear that Mr Modi and Mr Amit Shah have. This is already a done deal," he added.
(With agency inputs)
