After Parliament, Congress on Friday took the alleged AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam and other issues out on the streets in a bid to corner the Centre. Defying police orders, Congress held a protest march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament against the Centre's alleged "witch-hunt" against the party.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and several other senior party leaders courted arrest at Parliament Street Police station after defying police orders against holding the protest march.
In an all-out attack on the Narendra Modi government, Sonia claimed that the Central government is trying to destroy democracy. "Modi government is trying to destroy the roots of democracy. No matter how much they (Centre) try to fight democracy, we will not let you succeed," Sonia asserted.
She also blamed the Centre for “murdering democracy" by dislodging state governments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh. "Congress-led governments in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh were dislodged by Modi regime using money power. They are toppling our democratically elected state governments. They are murdering democracy," she said.
Invoking the late leaders of the Congress, Sonia said the party would not buckle under any form of injustice and was ready to take the detractors head on. "We are the people who gave their blood and laid down lives to protect the basic principles of humanity. Life has taught me to fight on. We have faced many challenges," the Congress chief maintained.
Targeting RSS, Sonia said, "We have to send a message so strong that people sitting in Raisina Hill and Nagpur sit up and listen."
On the raging farmers' suicide issue, Sonia said, "We had taken steps for the betterment of farmers, workers, women and youth. But this government has destroyed it. Everybody is feeling harassed and sad today. Farmers are committing suicide. They have assumed power by showing false dreams."
She said Congress will continue to fight inside and outside Parliament against injustice. The Congress Chief appealed to her party members "to reach out to the people and unmask Modi government in a democratic way". "We will not allow the democratic set up to be destroyed," she said.
Manmohan Singh also echoed Sonia's words and blamed Modi government for destablising states where Congress has governments. "By destabilizing Congress governments, Centre has attacked the democracy. Now they are eyeing Congress governments in other states too," Dr Singh claimed.
"Congress is like a flowing river, no matter how many false allegations are levelled, it will not divert from its path," Dr Singh added.
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