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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Prez Putin receives US invitation to join Trump's Gaza Peace Board: Kremlin
Moscow (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join US President Donald Trump's Gaza Peace Board, and the invitation is under consideration, the Kremlin said on Monday.
"Indeed, President Putin also received an offer through diplomatic channels to join this Peace Board," the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"We are currently studying all the details of this proposal, and we hope to contact the American side to clarify all the details," he said.
Several other countries have received offers from the US to join this body. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif have also received invitations to join the Peace Board.
The US president unveiled the board as part of the second phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
In October, Israel and militant group Hamas agreed to Trump's peace plan.
The board is being projected by Washington as a new international body to usher in peace and stability in Gaza and beyond, triggering speculations that it may respond to other global conflicts as well.
"Russia sees the Gaza Peace Board as the US attempt to create a rival of the United Nations Organisation with a broader mandate," Russia's Channel- 1 TV said on Monday in its 'Pryamoi Efir' (Live Broadcast) political show.
