Tejashwi Yadav, former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader, voiced criticism against the BJP-led central government during the INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. He condemned the government’s utilization of central agencies against the opposition, asserting that the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation, and Income Tax are essentially extensions of the BJP.
“The ED, CBI and IT are the cells of the BJP. Lalu Ji has been harassed a lot of times. There have been cases against me. My mother, my sisters, my brother-in-law, all the relatives of my father, there were cases against everyone. Many of our leaders are being raided currently. ED, IT raids are underway. But we are not going to be scared. We will struggle. Only lions are caged. All of us are lions. We are fighting for you,” the RJD leader said at the Maha Rally.
Opposition leaders united at the capital’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday to demonstrate solidarity and protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy case.
TMC MP Derek O’Brien criticized the central government, stating that this battle represents “BJP versus democracy.”
“All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is very much, was and will be a part of the INDIA allaince. This is the fight of BJP versus democracy. This fight is for Modi ki guarantee which has zero warranty. Zero warranty when it comes to price rise, jobs and protecting your institutions,” the TMC leader said.
National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and other leaders from the INDIA bloc attended the rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
The grand rally also saw the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal, and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren.
Arvind Kejriwal was apprehended by the ED on March 21 and remains in custody until April 1.