Student protests must not be hijacked by Opposition
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
AAP leaders Atishi and Sanjay Singh have accused Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of diverting attention from the month-long CJP-led student agitation. Here's what triggered the political tussle.
Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Monday alleged that the events unfolding in the national capital in the name of a youth movement were nothing but the outcome of negative politics by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, Communist and other Opposition parties.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday questioned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the denial of justice in the sacrilege cases even after four and a half years of their rule in the state.
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Municipal Councilor Vikas Tank, a young Valmiki community leader, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in the presence of the Delhi state unit chief of the party Harsh Malhotra, and Chandni Chowk MP Praveen Khandelwal.
Led by Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj, the delegation flagged the spiralling cases of robbery, extortion, and murder, blaming the unchecked sale of synthetic drugs for fuelling the surge.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal called out the BJP’s “four-engine governments” of plunging the Capital into fear and lawlessness within just six to seven months, saying Delhiites are now being forced to live under the shadow of terror.
Taking potshots at the saffron party, AAP said if this is how Delhi is to be run, the party should sell off its ‘four engines’ as scrap and buy four boats instead so that, at least, Delhiites could navigate the mess left behind by the BJP.
AAP leaders alleged that the ED’s action against Bharadwaj was based on a fabricated case, calling it yet another example of political vendetta.
Sachdeva said it may be true what AAP leaders are saying, but the real question is whether AAP can deny the fact that Bharadwaj was a minister during the actual construction of the hospitals.
