'Not democracy, but dictatorship, Hitler-shahi in country,' alleges Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the government of not allowing the opposition to speak in Parliament and of «insulting» him by turning off his mike as he asserted that the INDIA coalition would not be intimidated and would defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Changing that the BJP government was trying to threaten and intimidate the opposition parties in Parliament, he alleged that there was «dictatorship and Hitler-shahi» in the country instead of democracy. Kharge said he was being insulted in Parliament and not being allowed to speak despite being the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha.

«There is no democracy, instead this government was resorting to dictatorship and Hitler-shahi,» he alleged. No matter how much injustice the government does with the opposition, they will keep on fighting against the ruling dispensation and will defeat them in 2024, he said. Referring to Rajya Sabha member Rajani Patil's suspension in the last session, Kharge said even though she was suspended for one session, it is not being revoked at a time the next session is underway.

«What (kind of) democracy is this, this is dictatorship. I would say this is Hitler-shahi… I feel sad with the manner in which Parliament is functioning,» he told reporters at the Vijay Chowk with several opposition leaders around him. «They say that the country is moving forward, but they are the ones who is pushing the country behind,» he alleged.