Govt using emotional issues to divert attention, hide truth: Mallikarjun Kharge

“The Constitution ensured fundamental rights, social justice, and political rights to every citizen. Today, these pillars are under attack from the government itself. The founding fathers of our Constitution — Pandit Nehru, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Babu Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Azad — and other giants of the Constituent Assembly would not have imagined that the Constitution would face such challenges,” he said.

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— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) January 26, 2024

“Today, the fundamental and basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution to every Indian, are slowly being encroached upon and being eroded. We, the people of India, gave this Constitution to ourselves included dalits, tribals, women, farmers, and labourers. Today they are facing assault by the government which is using emotional issues to divert attention and hide the truth from citizens,” he said.

Kharge said the truth is that poverty is increasing, the savings of families are the lowest in 50 years because of inflation and falling income, unemployment is at its highest in 45 years and dalits, tribals and backward classes are being subjected to daily atrocities and all Constitutional institutions are being hijacked.

“The attack on the Constitution is part of a well-planned conspiracy. Today the government is run by people who do not believe in our Constitution. They did not hoist our flag for many decades. Today, they claim to be patriots…The year 2024 is a very important year for India. This year will decide whether we will be able to save the values of the Constitution and democracy or go back to the age where not all people are equal,” he said.