State of undeclared emergency in country: Sharad Yadav
Former Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre, saying a state of undeclared emergency exists in the country and all democratic institutions are under threat.
He also alleged that attempts were being made to weaken the Constitution.
"The country is passing through difficult times... A state of undeclared emergency exists in the country. The only difference between this emergency and the one imposed four decades earlier is that it was visible and we fought it then..," Yadav told reporters.
The minorities in the country were also being subjected to attack on various grounds, he alleged.
In the name of 'love jihad', a divide is being created among communities while people are being killed in the name of cows, he said, adding "This is dangerous for the society".
"In a democratic country, everyone has a freedom of speech and religion," he asked.
Yadav described BJP's policies as "disastrous which have made the lives of people difficult".
"We have a composite culture and this should not be changed for the sake of politics. There are various cultures, religions and they have co-existed for centuries," he said.
He
claimed
the
BJP
has
miserably
failed
to
fulfil
any
of
the
promises
it
made
before
the
2014
Lok
Sabha
elections.
"They
promised
two
crore
jobs
to
youths
and
the
unemployed
each
year.
They
promised
to
bring
back
black
money
stashed
abroad.
People were promised that Rs 15 lakh will come to their bank accounts," he said.
Yadav said even the farmers were promised that their income will go up by one and a half times.
"They promised better days ahead. But after nearly four years of their rule, they stand exposed. They sold dreams to people and befooled them," he alleged.
Yadav
castigated
the
BJP
for
the
demonetisation
move
and
the
way
they
implemented
the
GST
in
the
country.
He
alleged
that
the
BJP-led
government
does
not
have
an
"economic
mind".
Yadav
was
here
to
interact
with
his
sympathisers
and
activists
ahead
of
floating
a
new
party.
He
said
he
is
touring
different
parts
of
the
country.
His
'Sanjhi
Virasat
Bachao' events
are
aimed
to
bring
unity
"maximum
possible
unity"
among
opposition
political
parties
ahead
of
the
2019
Lok
Sabha
polls.
"We are uniting to oust this government," he said.
Yadav further said Congress president Rahul Gandhi was a capable leader who could lead any grand alliance which is formed in future.
Touching upon Bihar politics, he said the country runs on issues and principles.
"They (Nitish-led faction) have insulted the mandate of 11 crore people of Bihar by joining hands with BJP. They have compromised with the issues and principles. We will continue our democratic fight," Yadav said.
PTI