Maharashtra Congress Chief Harshwardhan Sapkal Hits Back At BJP, CM Devendra Fadnavis Over Constitution Rallies And 'Vote Chori' Row
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing the ruling party and the RSS of being the real opponents of the Constitution and democracy. He described the BJP's 'Save Democracy, Save Constitution' rallies as an example of "the thief crying foul" and alleged that the party was attempting to…
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal strongly criticized the BJP and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, accusing them of opposing the Constitution and democracy. Sapkal denounced the BJP's Save Democracy, Save Constitution rallies, calling them "the thief crying foul." He claimed that the BJP was diverting attention from electoral irregularities by hosting such events.
Sapkal suggested that the INDIA bloc's rally in Delhi had provoked the BJP to organize rallies nationwide. He emphasized that the BJP's claim of protecting the Constitution was hypocritical, given its ideological parent, the RSS, never supported Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's Constitution.
Reacting to Fadnavis' allegations against the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, Sapkal questioned the BJP's record over its 13 years of rule. He accused the BJP-led governments of continuing to blame Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi instead of highlighting their achievements. Sapkal alleged that the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra had come to power through electoral fraud, a claim that unsettled Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Fadnavis.
The Congress leader demanded that the Chief Minister disclose figures of alleged infiltrators to prevent the deprivation of voting rights from nearly 13 crore citizens.
Sapkal further accused the government, supported by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, of attempting to strip citizens of their voting rights. He challenged Fadnavis to disclose the figures of these alleged infiltrators and warned against using this issue to take away legitimate citizens' voting rights. The Congress chief criticized the BJP for its criticism of the Opposition's demand for regime change, questioning why Modi, Shah, and Fadnavis were apprehensive about a democratic process.
He also alleged that constitutional institutions were being influenced by the ruling establishment, with BJP and RSS individuals being appointed to key positions in educational institutions and the Election Commission failing to act against the ruling party.
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