The Narendra Modi government poses a "threat" to the country's democracy and Constitution, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said yesterday at a youth rally for which the Delhi Police had refused permission
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani during 'Youth Hunkar' rally in New Delhi yesterday. Pic/PTI
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The Narendra Modi government poses a "threat" to the country's democracy and Constitution, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said yesterday at a youth rally for which the Delhi Police had refused permission, but later appeared to have arrived at a compromise over with the event's organisers.
The newly-elected MLA from Vadgam in Gujarat termed the refusal to grant permission to the 'Yuva Hunkar' rally on Parliament Street an example of the "Gujarat model" of politics. "The 125 crore people of this country are watching that someone is not being allowed to speak for merely demanding the release of Chandrashekhar Azad, effective implementation of the Constitution and 2 crore jobs to the youth.
"If an elected representative does not have the right to do so, then this is Gujarat model," Mevani said to loud cheers from a crowd comprising student activists from Delhi, Lucknow and Allahabad among other places. The rally was demanding the release of Dalit outfit Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad, the main accused in Saharanpur district. "I believe in politics of unity. I believe in politics of love, not love jihad. Alpesh Thakore, Hardik Patel and I are being targeted because we demolished their (BJP) pride and arrogance in Gujarat. There's a looming threat to our democracy and Constitution today," he said.
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