New Delhi: Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday labelled the detention of Gujarat Samachar co-founder Bahubali Shah as a \u201cconspiracy to suppress the voice of the entire democracy\u201d, saying that the country would neither be governed by sticks nor fear, but by truth and constitution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe country will neither be run by sticks nor by fear \u2013 India will be run by truth and the Constitution,\u201d Gandhi posted on X.<\/p>\n
He said that the shutting down of newspapers that hold those in power accountable was indicative of the democracy being in danger. Detention of Bahujbali Shah reveals that \u201cpolitics of fear\u201d has become the identity marker of the Modi government, the Congress leader added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attempt to silence Gujarat Samachar is another conspiracy to suppress the voice not just of one newspaper but of the entire democracy. When newspapers that hold power accountable are shut down, understand that democracy is in danger,\u201d Gandhi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe detention of Bahubali Shah is a part of the same politics of fear, which has now become the identity of the Modi government,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday condemned the detention of Bahubali Shah following the raids by Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the leading daily, which he said was not a coincidence since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) \u201cwants to silence\u201d every questioning voice.<\/p>\n
Further, he said that Gujarat would soon give an answer to this \u201cdictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further said that Shah\u2019s \u201cdetention\u201d came 48 hours after raids were carried out on Gujarat Samachar and GSTV. Kejriwal added that it was a sign of the BJP\u2019s frustration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe raids by IT and ED on Gujarat Samachar and GSTV in the last 48 hours, and then the arrest of their owner, Bahubali Bhai Shah \u2013 all this is not a coincidence. This is a sign of the frustration of the BJP, which wants to silence every voice that speaks the truth and asks questions. The people of the country and Gujarat will answer this dictatorship very soon,\u201d Kejriwal, former Chief Minister of Delhi, posted on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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