We pledge to uphold freedom of democracy, Constitution for unity, integrity of nation: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday pledged to uphold democracy and the Constitution which he alleged were in dangerOn Independence Day he saluted the sacrifices of innumerable Indians who gave up their lives during the freedom struggle and said they not only made a contribution to the national movement but also laid a strong foundation for IndiaHe also lauded the contribution of former prime ministers including Atal Bihari Vajpayee who he said always worked for the country and took many steps for progress and developmentIt pains me to say that today democracy Constitution and autonomous institutions all three are in great danger he lamentedNoting that democracy and the Constitution are the soul of the country he said on the occasion of this Independence Day We take a pledge that we will uphold the freedom of democracy and Constitution for the unity and integrity of the country for love and brotherhood for harmony and fraternityWith this determination once again I extend my warmest wishes to all of you on Independence Day Bharat Judega INDIA Jeetega he said referring to the tagline of the opposition allianceNew tactics are being adopted to suppress the voice of the opposition Raids by CBI ED and Income Tax are happening Election Commission is being weakened Efforts are being made to suppress the voice of opposition MPs in Parliament by suspending them Someones mic is going off or someones words are getting expunged Privilege motions are being brought the Congress chief saidAlso read Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee The journey from RSS to BJPIn the coming times people may not believe that there was a time when people from the ruling party used to block proceedings of Parliament he noted targeting the current dispensationGreat people dont erase old history to write new history They draw their line big they dont make the already drawn line smaller by cutting or erasing it Kharge saidHe alleged that the government is claiming credit for schemes of previous governments just by changing their namesDemocracy is being torn to shreds by distorting the old constitutional systems that have been running for decades giving new dimensions to dictatorship And now they are trying to create history by renaming old laws which provided stability and peace to the country he saidTaking a dig at the prime minister he said First they talked about ache din then they talked about New India And now they talk about Amrit Kaal Isnt this a name change to hide his failuresReferring to Manipur Haryana and Uttar Pradesh where there have been incidents of violence in the recent past he said be it any corner of the country wherever there is injustice the Congress party will establish justiceFor the rights of the youth for the welfare of the farmers for the respect of women for the justice of the underprivileged for the earnings of small traders he said The Congress is standing INDIA will riseIn a post in Hindi on X he said Happy Independence Day to all of you and congratulations Democracy and Constitution are the soul of our country We take this pledge that we will uphold the freedom of democracy and constitution for the unity and integrity of the country for love and brotherhood for harmony and harmony Jai Hind PTI