‘Watch out …’: VP Dhankhar takes shot at Congress over ‘can happen in India too’ remark on Bangladesh unrest | India News – Times of India

6NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at the Congress, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday cautioned the nation against the efforts of “anti-national forces” trying to infuse a narrative that India is bound to face a fate similar to the recent events in its neighborhood, including Bangladesh.
Dhankhar expressed deep concern over how certain individuals, despite being former Members of Parliament and having served in the Foreign Service, are quick to draw parallels between India and its neighboring countries.He emphasized that such statements are highly unpatriotic and aimed at misleading the public.

“Be on watch out!! Efforts by some to infuse a narrative that what happened in our neighbourhood is bound to happen in our Bharat, is deeply concerning. How can a citizen of this country having been a Member of Parliament, and the other who has seen enough of Foreign Service takes no time in saying that what happened in the neighbourhood will happen in India!,” the VP said on X.
Speaking at the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur, Dhankhar also lambasted those who are exploiting India’s constitutional institutions to hide or legitimize their actions.

He accused these forces of using these platforms to set afloat narratives intended to derail the nation and its democracy.
On August 6, Congress leader Salman Khurshid had said that though “everything may look normal on the surface”, what is happening in Bangladesh could happen in India.

Dhankar’s attack over Emergency

Dhankhar also lauded the judiciary’s steadfast commitment to the rule of law, while also reflecting on the Emergency period imposed in June 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
While describing the era of Emergency as “the draconian darkest period” since Independence, Dhankhar expressed concern that during this time, even the highest levels of the judiciary, typically a “formidable citadel of basic rights,” yielded to the “brazen dictatorial regime”.
“The highest court ruled that no one could move any court for enforcement of rights as long as the emergency lasted,” the Vice President remarked, pointing out the severe implications of this ruling on the liberties of countless citizens.
“Liberty was held to ransom by an individual, and thousands across the country were arrested without any fault except that they believed in Bharat Maa and nationalism at heart,” he added.
Jagdeep Dhankhar praised the courage of nine High Courts during this dark chapter, particularly the High Court of Rajasthan.
(With inputs from agencies)