NEW DELHI: Robert Vadra, husband of Congress general secretary, on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Centre for targeting opposition leaders and destabilising their governments in the states.
“Wherever we have our governments, they try to destablise them. People are watching this and they know why this is happening. People do not appreciate that elected governments are being toppled leading to instability.If a party has won elections, if people have voted for a party, it should be allowed to complete its term. When Congress or any other opposition party forms government, their leaders are either arrested or removed from Parliament or allegations are levelled against them. This kind of politics is not democracy but dictatorship,” Vadra said in an interview with news agency IANS.
Vadra also questioned ruling party’s attack on Congress manifesto and said “People want that their leaders to talk about development and the hardships that the common man is facing. Focusing on manifesto will not help them make any gains.”
Vadra also accused the Centre of creating an atmosphere of fear in the country to fulfill its mission of 400 Lok Sabha seats.
“They speak with a lot of confidence (of crossing the 400-mark) despite so many inconsistencies. Be it the EVM issue or pulling leaders from the other parties, people realise that they will cross the 400-mark only if some confusion is created. An atmosphere of fear has been created in the country,” Vadra said.
“If some company is involved in fraudulent appropriation of funds then it should be investigated and penalised by the Income Tax Department and not the Enforcement Directorate. If that happens, then it is difficult for that company to survive,” he added.
“Wherever we have our governments, they try to destablise them. People are watching this and they know why this is happening. People do not appreciate that elected governments are being toppled leading to instability.If a party has won elections, if people have voted for a party, it should be allowed to complete its term. When Congress or any other opposition party forms government, their leaders are either arrested or removed from Parliament or allegations are levelled against them. This kind of politics is not democracy but dictatorship,” Vadra said in an interview with news agency IANS.
Vadra also questioned ruling party’s attack on Congress manifesto and said “People want that their leaders to talk about development and the hardships that the common man is facing. Focusing on manifesto will not help them make any gains.”
Vadra also accused the Centre of creating an atmosphere of fear in the country to fulfill its mission of 400 Lok Sabha seats.
“They speak with a lot of confidence (of crossing the 400-mark) despite so many inconsistencies. Be it the EVM issue or pulling leaders from the other parties, people realise that they will cross the 400-mark only if some confusion is created. An atmosphere of fear has been created in the country,” Vadra said.
“If some company is involved in fraudulent appropriation of funds then it should be investigated and penalised by the Income Tax Department and not the Enforcement Directorate. If that happens, then it is difficult for that company to survive,” he added.