New Delhi (TIP)- In a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Sunday that a hateful agenda, immersed in religious fundamentalism, has sought to divide the society over the last 10 years and every sacred tenet of the Constitution is being “shredded into pieces by an authoritarian regime”. He claimed that the ruling BJP practises pseudo-nationalism by making disadvantaged youngsters carry the flag of “nationalism” and “religious supremacy”, but does nothing to get them employment.
In his message to the nation on the 76th Republic Day, Kharge said it is high time that people preserved and protected the ideas and ideals of the Constitution—justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.
“We uphold the values espoused by our founders. Be ready to make every sacrifice to protect the Constitution. This will be the true tribute to our ancestors,” he said.
Kharge added it is also time to reflect upon how the country is witnessing constant attacks on the Constitution.
The ruling party has unleashed a continuous degradation of India’s institutions, built carefully over decades, the Congress chief alleged.
“Political interference in autonomous institutions has become a norm. Exercising control over their independence is being seen as a virtue of power. Federalism is being trampled on a daily basis and the rights of Opposition-governed states are being curtailed,” he further claimed.
“The functioning of Parliament has seen tremendous backsliding due to the tyrannical tendency of the ruling government,” Kharge alleged.
The Congress leader also claimed that universities and self-governing institutions are witnessing constant intrusion.
A large part of the media has been converted as a propaganda tool for the ruling party, he said.
“Strangulating dissent by witch-hunting Opposition leaders has become the only policy of those in power. In the past decade, a vicious, hateful agenda immersed in religious fundamentalism has sought to divide our society,” Kharge alleged.
He further claimed that minorities are being targeted and those who are secular are being tarnished with the paint of “Goebbelsian propaganda”.