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Kharge calls India a 'muzzled democracy', accuses Modi govt of detaining voices of dissent
Published: 10/10/26 10:20
New Delhi | India
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of turning India from the "Mother of Democracy" into a "Muzzled Democracy", alleging that young people, students, lawyers, journalists, social activists, farm union leaders and digital content creators were being detained for questioning those in power. In a strongly worded post on social media platform X, Kharge condemned the reported detentions amid heightened security in the national capital ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) call for a 'Dilli Chalo' protest against the Special Intensive…