New Delhi, January 9: The Narendra Modi government poses a “threat” to the country’s democracy and Constitution, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani said on Tuesday at a youth rally for which the Delhi Police had refused permission. The newly-elected MLA from Vadgam in Gujarat termed the refusal to grant permission to the ‘Yuva Hunkar’ rally in Parliament Street an example of the “Gujarat model” of politics.
“The 125 crore people of this country are watching that someone is not being allowed to speak for merely demanding the release of Chandrashekhar Azad, effective implementation of the Constitution and two crore jobs to the youth.
“If an elected representative does not have the right to do so, then this is Gujarat model,” Mevani said to a crowd comprising student activists from Delhi, Lucknow and Allahabad among other places. The rally – held in Parliament Street in the heart of the national capital where prohibitory orders are in force through the year – was demanding the release of Dalit outfit Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad.