‘They Are Spreading Lies’: Devendra Fadnavis Hits Out At INDIA Bloc For Protesting Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Amid SIR Row| VIDEO
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the INDIA bloc over its protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Opposition of attempting to discredit constitutional institutions and erode public trust in them. His remarks came after Opposition MPs marched towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi,…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a scathing attack on the INDIA bloc on Tuesday, accusing them of attempting to discredit constitutional institutions and erode public trust in them. The controversy erupted after Opposition MPs marched towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar amid a dispute over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Fadnavis, speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet, stated, "The kind of disorder that the Congress party and its allies are displaying has a clear objective: to discredit India's constitutional institutions and erode people's trust in them." He alleged that the Opposition was spreading falsehoods to create the perception that India's constitutional institutions were failing and unable to deliver justice, and then attempting to reject the Constitution itself.
The INDIA bloc leaders, including Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Supriya Sule, staged the protest in New Delhi, demanding Kumar's resignation over the SIR exercise. Fadnavis further accused the Opposition of acting against the Constitution while publicly invoking it and warned of an "extreme-leftist" agenda aimed at weakening democratic institutions and ultimately paving the way for an authoritarian regime in India.
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