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Sanjay Raut Predicts Modi Government’s Fall Over Protest Restrictions

Sanjay Raut Predicts Modi Government’s Fall Over Protest Restrictions
‘Modi Government Will Fall By March-April’: Sanjay Raut Slams Centre Over Restrictions On Delhi Protesters · freepressjournal.in

Sanjay Raut criticised the government over restrictions on people trying to join a protest in Delhi.

He said some travellers were stopped or detained.

He also claimed that vehicles were stranded and train and flight services were suspended.

These claims are presented as Raut’s statements in the article.

Raut said the protest was a people’s uprising that could not be stopped.

He predicted that the government would fall by March or April.

He criticised the treatment of protesting students and urged police not to follow orders he considered unlawful.

Raut said he and Uddhav Thackeray would join the protest the next day.

Key facts

Speaker
Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader
Press conference location
Pune
Protest location
Delhi
Government prediction
Raut predicted the government would fall by March-April and said it would not survive beyond six months.
Reported travel disruption
Raut claimed around 15,000 vehicles were stranded and trains and flights had been suspended.
Planned participation
Raut said he and Uddhav Thackeray would join the protest from Sunday.
Vote-related allegation
Raut accused the ruling establishment of benefiting from vote theft; the article says he provided no evidence for the allegation at the press conference.

Quotes

Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader who spoke at a press conference in Pune

“They have turned Delhi into Jammu and Kashmir. Around 15,000 vehicles are stranded, and trains and flights have been suspended. People travelling by train to participate in the protest are being stopped and detained. What is going on in this country? Why is Modi scared by the generation of this country?”
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“This is a people's uprising, and it cannot be stopped. The downfall of this government has begun. That is why people are being stopped and held back.”
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