The heirs of the family who imposed emergency in the country are talking about saving democracy.

What would you call it if the leader of the party which has ruled the country for almost 55 years sees democracy in danger? Can you name any leader who came to India from abroad and did evil to his country or made fun of the democracy there? But the leaders of India are often seen doing evil here after reaching abroad. The latest case is related to Rahul Gandhi. In London, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi once again made such a statement which is enough to tarnish the image of India in the world. Rahul Gandhi said that democracy is in danger in India. He also talked about interference in India from America and Europe.

Pegasus software, Hindenburg’s report, BBC documentary, Panama Papers and Greta Thunberg’s support to the farmer’s movement, many such cases have created a stir in the country’s politics. Due to this statement given by Rahul Gandhi on foreign soil, the functioning of the Parliament in India came to a standstill. On one hand, the ruling party is demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi for his statement, on the other hand, the opposition is creating ruckus over the Adani and Hindenburg reports. The funny thing is that the heirs of the Gandhi family are talking about protecting democracy, who did the work of crushing India’s democracy many times. When some pages of history are turned, then some spots are visible which cannot be erased even if they want to.

blur of emergency

When Rahul Gandhi’s grandmother i.e. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister, he must have been young. That’s why it is necessary to remind them today that their grandmother had put people in jail by imposing emergency on this country for 21 months. Who can forget the black day of 25 June 1975, when democracy was imprisoned. It is also necessary to remind those princes of the Congress party who are talking about saving democracy that the Congress party government misused Article 356 almost 90 times and Indira Gandhi alone brought down the elected government 50 times.

Massacre of Sikhs

In 1984, when thousands of Sikhs were massacred in Delhi after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi’s father Rajiv Gandhi made a statement that the earth shakes when a big tree falls. His party leader Sam Pitroda brazenly makes a statement that – 1984 ‘hua to hua’. Sikh brothers and brothers are demanding justice even today. Will Rahul Gandhi answer as to which democracy was protected by his party leaders by killing thousands of Sikhs.

Cow vigilantes protesting in a democratic manner fired shots

In 1966, Indira Gandhi took blessings from Karpatriji Maharaj and promised that after winning the election, all the slaughterhouses would be closed. But he didn’t do that. She went back on her promise. After this, the cow protectors under the leadership of Karpatriji Maharaj and other saints staged a sit-in in front of the Parliament House on 7 November 1966. Meanwhile, when Swami Rameshwaranand ji of Arya Samaj said in his speech that this government is deaf. It will not take any concrete steps to stop cow slaughter. It has to be shaken. Everyone enter inside the Parliament and drag all the MPs out. When Indira Gandhi got this information, she ordered to fire on the unarmed Karpatriji Maharaj and the saints.

Wired the dignity of the post of Prime Minister

Rahul Gandhi would remember this incident when he had tarnished the dignity of the post of Prime Minister. The matter is of the year 2013. The Supreme Court had given a verdict against the convicted public representatives from contesting the elections. To make this decision ineffective, the UPA government issued an ordinance. At that time Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tore up the ordinance and said it was ‘complete nonsense’. He would not have been worried about saving democracy at that time. On the contrary, with this act, he had worried the former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

cooperation of those who break India

Rahul Gandhi is so concerned about saving India’s democracy, then why does he support such people who talk about breaking India? One of the main characters in his Bharat Jodo journey was Kanhaiya Kumar, a member of the Tukde Tukde gang. Slogans of Pakistan Zindabad are raised during his visit, then why does Rahul Gandhi not speak anything? Why does Rajiv Gandhi Foundation take donations from China which is our biggest enemy today? Here our soldiers are fighting against China, on the other hand Rahul Gandhi goes to the Chinese Embassy and talks about saving the democracy of which country.

Many people are not able to digest the reputation of India which is being built all over the world today. Where Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranks first among the popular leaders of the world, democracy is in danger, talking like this lowers the image graph of the leader himself making such allegations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already said that we are proud of our Constitution, our democratic traditions. India’s democracy is not only good but our country is the mother of democracy. Even today, the country is moving forward by strengthening democracy. If Rahul Gandhi wants to see the kind of democracy in which the Congress party has been protecting democracy in history, then it does not seem possible at the moment.

-Sumit Rathore

(The author is a freelance journalist)

Note- The views expressed in the article are the author’s own.