Double engine sarkar has turn out to be a double-edged sword chopping soul of our republic: Siddaramaiah at CWC meet

Expressing concern that Indian democracy is “beneath siege”, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday launched a scathing assault at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP by alleging that the so-called “double engine sarkar” has now turn out to be a “double-edged sword” chopping the soul of the republic.

Addressing the Congress Working Committing (CWC) meet in Patna, Mr. Siddaramaiah stated the very spirit of the Constitution, which is liberty, equality, fraternity, and justice was being throttled by Mr. Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP, and their ideological masters within the RSS.

“India immediately resides beneath the shadow of despotism. Institutions are being captured, freedom is being curtailed, and the folks’s mandate is being stolen,” he alleged.

He alleged that the BJP had engaged in “vote chori,” stealing elections, shopping for MLAs, and suppressing the folks’s voice throughout the nation. Hailing Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for exposing “vote chori” in Mahadevapura and Aland of Karnataka, Mr. Siddaramaiah stated his relentless struggle in opposition to electoral manipulation has impressed each Indian who believes in honest democracy.

“While democracy is being subverted at residence, the Modi-led authorities has failed the nation overseas. India’s international coverage, as soon as revered globally, is immediately decreased to silence and subservience. When Donald Trump shamelessly claimed he brokered peace in Kashmir, Mr. Modi didn’t even open his mouth. This just isn’t diplomacy, that is the compromise of our sovereignty,” he alleged.

“Under the BJP’s rule, the frequent Indian is crushed. Prices of important items are hovering, unemployment has damaged the spine of our youth, inequality is rising like by no means earlier than. The Modi authorities has made India a rustic the place billionaires thrive whereas the poor battle for 2 meals a day,” Mr. Siddaramaiah alleged.

Stating that Mr. Modi had “perfected the artwork of spinning failure into triumph”, he stated “each time his authorities stumbles, he clothes it up as an important achievement.”

Mr. Siddaramaiah stated that it was Congress’ persistent demand that had compelled the Union authorities to comply with conduct a caste census which is able to guarantee honest illustration of each Indian. “And allow us to not overlook, the assure schemes we pioneered in Karnataka are immediately being shamelessly copied even in BJP-ruled States,” he stated.