New Delhi: Expressing grave concern over the growing atmosphere of fear, intolerance and intimidation in the country, “deliberately created by sections of the ruling establishment”, the main opposition party Congress on Tuesday requested President Pranab Mukherjee to use the “political and moral” authority of his office to impress upon the Prime Minister that this is unacceptable.
Congress members, led by party chief Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, took out a protest march from Parliament House to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
After meeting the President along with a delegation of 125 party leaders, Mrs Sonia Gandhi said: “The incidents in the country today are part of a well-thought-out strategy being adopted deliberately to divide our society. Some outfits linked to the government, and some of them part of the government, are indulging in acts that are an assault on the multi-hued culture and fundamental ideas of society, and are fuelling intolerance. The Congress will fight these forces with all its strength.”
Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi for his silence. “The PM does not believe it is necessary for him to speak on these incidents, while the President and the RBI governor have conveyed their concerns.”
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