BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decried the recent arrests of opposition leaders, including Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, as a dark spot on India’s democratic history. He demanded the immediate release of the Delhi Chief Minister.
He termed the arrest of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader another dark day in the country’s democratic history. KCR, as Rao is popularly known, alleged that the ruling BJP is acting with the sole intention of wiping out the opposition and this is evident from the recent arrest of JMM chief Hemant Soren and BRS MLC K. Kavitha.
Rao criticised the BJP’s alleged attempts to stifle the strong opposition voices. He accused the BJP government of misusing central investigation agencies like ED, CBI and I-T to conduct politically motivated attacks on the opposition parties.
The BRS chief denounced the BJP government’s actions, as they undermine the very democratic foundation of the nation. He called for the immediate withdrawal of any unlawful charges and the prompt release of those detained.
Earlier in the day, the BRS chief is believed to have told his party workers that the ED arrested Kavitha by foisting false cases against her as he opposed the BJP and its policies. He was addressing the party leaders from Medak Lok Sabha segment at his Erravalli farmhouse in Siddipet district on Friday, where he finalised former IAS officer and MLC P Venkatram Reddy’s candidature for the constituency for the upcoming parliament elections.
“KCR told the party leaders that his daughter was arrested in a false case because he was against the BJP. He said if he had allied with the BJP, then the ED wouldn’t have arrested his daughter,” a party source said.
