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Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Double Standards on Rights
G. Kishan Reddy says Congress is treating political parties differently in Delhi and Telangana.
He says Congress leaders can protest and travel in Delhi, but BJP leaders in Telangana are sometimes stopped from protesting or meeting people.
He says some BJP leaders have been placed under house arrest.
The protests concerned issues such as farmers, jobs and payments.
Reddy says asking the government questions is part of the Opposition’s job.
He also criticized Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge for saying democracy is “choked.”
Reddy pointed to the 1975 Emergency, when he said press freedom was curbed and Opposition leaders were jailed.
He wants the Telangana government to give Opposition parties the same freedom he says Congress leaders have in Delhi.
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy accused Congress of applying double standards on democratic rights.
He contrasted Congress demonstrations permitted in Delhi with alleged restrictions on BJP protests and public meetings in Telangana.
Reddy said Telangana BJP leaders, including state chief N. Ramchander Rao, had repeatedly faced house arrest.
He cited protests involving constable recruitment, farmers, fee reimbursements, Section 22A and Bhu Bharati.
Reddy criticized Mallikarjun Kharge’s description of Indian democracy as “choked” and invoked the Emergency of 1975.
- Who
- Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, Congress, and BJP leaders in Telangana.
- What
- Reddy accused Congress of double standards on democratic rights and demanded equal freedom for Opposition parties in Telangana.
- Where
- Delhi and Telangana, India.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify a date.
- Why
- Reddy alleged that BJP leaders were restricted from protesting and meeting people in Telangana while Congress leaders could demonstrate and travel in Delhi.
Kishan Reddy’s allegations
Congress position as reported
Freedom to protest
Kishan Reddy’s allegations
Reddy said Congress could demonstrate in Delhi while BJP leaders were prevented from protesting or meeting people in Telangana.
Congress position as reported
The article reports no direct response from Congress to Reddy’s allegations.
Condition of democracy
Kishan Reddy’s allegations
Reddy challenged Mallikarjun Kharge’s description of Indian democracy as “choked,” citing Congress’s actions during the 1975 Emergency.
Congress position as reported
Kharge had called Indian democracy “choked,” according to Reddy’s account; the article provides no further explanation from Kharge.
Key facts
- Accuser
- G. Kishan Reddy, Union minister for coal and mines
- Accused party
- Congress
- Main allegation
- Different standards for democratic rights in Delhi and Telangana
- Telangana BJP chief cited
- N. Ramchander Rao
- Issues cited
- Constable recruitment, farmers’ issues, fee reimbursement, Section 22A and Bhu Bharati
- Historical reference
- The Emergency in 1975
Quotes
G. Kishan Reddy
Union minister for coal and mines
“Why should the democratic rights available to Congress leaders in Delhi not be available to BJP leaders in Telangana?”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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