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Center-Right Owned by Adani Group (AMG Media)"Her Point Of View...": Sonia Gandhi Recalls Emergency, Indira Gandhi's "Regret"
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Sonia Gandhi, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, said Congress does not need to learn from the BJP, RSS or Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise to power, asserting that the Modi government has caused “great damage” to India’s democratic institutions, social fabric and overall democracy over the past 12 years. She warned that restoring these systems will take time but expressed optimism that the Indian people will welcome a return to proper governance. Gandhi also agreed that democratic rights were curtailed during the Emergency, describing it as an anti‑democratic period.
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Ahead of the launch of her book, Sonia Gandhi speaks to The Hindu, answering a number of questions — personal and political
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NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has alleged that the Narendra Modi government has caused "great damage" to India's democracy, institutions and the country's social fabric over the past 12 years, warning that restoring the systems even after the government leaves…
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Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has asserted that her party does not need to learn anything from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rise to power, emphasising that India's fabric of democracy has suffered a "great…
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When asked if it would not be correct to recognise the Emergency as "anti-democratic and authoritarian chapter", Sonia Gandhi agreed that "democratic rights had been curtailed".
