Democratic process in India under threat, says Rahul Gandhi; calls on Gen Z to defend democracy
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to India’s youth, asserting that the country’s Gen Z and young citizens have the power to revive democracy through the principles of satya (truth) and ahimsa (non-violence).
Addressing a press conference, Gandhi intensified his ‘vote chori’ allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission, claiming massive voter fraud in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections. He urged the youth to peacefully express their desire to restore democratic norm
“I want Gen-Z to take this seriously, because your future is being taken away from you. They are the one being stolen from,” he said at the start of his presentation.
Gandhi added that India’s young citizens could restore democracy by peacefully asserting their demand for a democratic India and resisting what he described as a “wholesale theft and murder of democracy.”
The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha alleged that the Haryana Assembly elections in 2024 were rigged in favour of the BJP, claiming that 25 lakh votes were manipulated through 5.21 lakh duplicate voters, 93,174 invalid voters, and 19.26 lakh bulk voters.
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Trump repeats claim he stopped potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan
New York/Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict and asserted that Islamabad's leadership credited him for saving millions of lives.
"We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India. And the head of Pakistan, a highly respected General, he's a Field Marshal and also the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more...,” Trump said Monday.
He made these remarks at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, flanked by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“You know, eight planes were shot down. That war was starting to rage, and he actually said the other day that President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more. So we solved all these wars. The only one I haven't solved yet is Russia, Ukraine,” he said.
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Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim over 60 times that he “helped settle” the tensions between the two neighbours.
New Delhi has consistently denied any third-party intervention.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
