Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has unleashed a scathing attack on the Manipur government’s maneuvers, declaring the state a perilous precedent for undermining democracy. Speaking to media, she dissected the controversial appointment of a new chief minister amid unrest, without electoral validation.
Manipur’s turmoil unfolded dramatically: the incumbent held fort, President’s Rule dropped abruptly at night, Parliament approved its lift, and a successor was handpicked sans polls. ‘When President’s Rule hits a state, elections follow to gauge public will—except here, where elite consensus trumped votes post-violence,’ Chaturvedi fumed, calling it a dangerous template.
Parliamentary chaos drew her next salvo. She lamented the stifling of opposition, contrasting it with past norms of robust exchanges. Rahul Gandhi’s bid to spotlight a former Army Chief’s Galwan account was thwarted, she claimed, as the government suppresses truths even from authorized publications.
Backing Mamata Banerjee’s court challenge to SIR, Chaturvedi exposed a pattern: Bihar’s voter disenfranchisement repeating in Bengal and Tamil Nadu under Election Commission’s garb for partisan gains. ‘She’s leveraging legal rights to demand transparency,’ Chaturvedi praised.
The India-US trade pact faced her blunt dismissal as unbalanced fiat. News leaked via Trump’s social media, mirroring India-Pakistan thaw intel. Terms favor US with zero import duties against India’s 18% export tariff, plus nudges against Russian oil buys as US supplies surge. Overnight bills opening nuclear and space realms passed with minimal debate, risking farmers via zero-duty agri imports. Unlike the fair India-EU deal, this one spells harm to India’s interests, she warned.
As tensions simmer, Chaturvedi’s critique spotlights systemic threats to democratic health and national equity.