‘Nothing short of murder of democracy’: Rahul Gandhi on abrupt end of Parliament session

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition MPs on Thursday protested against the end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament two days ahead of schedule and the alleged manhandling of women leaders by marshals in the Rajya Sabha the day before, ANI reported.

“Today, we had to come out here to speak to you [the media] as we [Opposition] are not allowed to speak in the Parliament,” Gandhi told reporters outside the Parliament building. “We raised the issue of Pegasus. The government refuses to debate Pegasus. We raise the issues of farmers outside the Parliament, because we cannot raise it inside.”

The Congress leader added that this was “nothing short of the murder of the democracy of the country”, NDTV reported.

“The Parliament session is over but the voice of 60% of India has been crushed and humiliated. This is the murder of democracy”: Congress leader @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/N2vI3B2Bu4

— NDTV (@ndtv) August 12, 2021

Gandhi said that for 60% of the country, there had been no Parliament session. “[This is] because the voice of 60% of the country has been crushed, humiliated, and yesterday [Wednesday] in the Rajya Sabha, physically beaten.”

Women Rajya MPs had on Wednesday alleged that marshals pushed them around the House, the Hindustan Times reported. This happened as the Opposition was…

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