Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Mar 26: Emphasizing the need for unity amongst the various political parties to ensure revival of democracy and rule of law in the country, Harsh Dev Singh, former Minister and senior NPP leader said that collective efforts were required to be made to provide an alternative to the present dictatorial regime of BJP.
“The BJP Govt would continue to harass, humiliate and persecute its rivals and to deprive them of their basic democratic and constitutional rights until and unless the opposition leaders join hands against its authoritarian and despotic rule,” he observed, while addressing a workers’ meeting in Udhampur today.
Singh said that disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament membership was the cruellest joke in the constitutional history of the country which would be remembered as one of the darkest chapters in democratic jurisprudence the world over. He said the Congress leader was the victim of dirty politics of present rulers who needed to be opposed, exposed and finally deposed.
“BJP is hell bent on demolishing the opposition. It wants to establish a one party system. It’s breaking opposition parties through money and muscle power. The opposition leaders are either dubbed as anti-nationals or intimidated and harassed through Govt agencies including ED, NIA and CBI whereas BJP leaders accused of corrupt practices, land grabbing, dis-proportionate assets and other fishy deals are being given immunity,” he said and added that those who have the temerity to speak are silenced through coercive apparatus of state.
Singh alleged that the Govt was resorting to strong arm methods to evict the poor, indigent masses from their small, marginal land holdings and uprooting their houses, shops and other permanent structures without any qualms of conscience. “Unemployment is at its peak and Govt Jobs are being openly auctioned. The contractuals, daily wagers and other temporary workers are agitating for their rights with none to listen to their shrill cries for justice. Property tax is being imposed without the nod of J&K legislature,” he said and called for united fight by opposition parties against the mis-rule and atrocities of the present regime.
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