Tharoor targets Modi over Emergency tweet amid Delhi crackdown
· India · Times of India, India Today
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor shared Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2015 tweet on the Emergency on Saturday, drawing a parallel to current events in New Delhi. Tharoor posted Modi's June 2015 statement where the Prime Minister said youngsters 'learnt a lot during the anti-Emergency movement'. This came as 7,000 people were detained and 45 Metro stations closed in Delhi for a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Tharoor criticised the 'war-like deployment' of 22,000 police and paramilitary personnel, spike strips, and concrete barricades across the capital. He also questioned the suspension of internet services and restrictions at Jantar Mantar, saying the government should answer questions about election integrity rather than prevent citizens from raising them.
Why it matters
The incident highlights heightened political tension in Delhi, where opposition leaders were detained and Metro services disrupted, directly affecting citizens' right to protest and access to public transport during a day of mass detentions.
Read the original report — Times of India
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