Democracy in danger, says Manmohan Singh

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the democracy in the country was in danger as judiciary was being undermined. Launching an all-out attack on the Modi government at the rally here, he said it has failed to fulfil all its promises it made before coming to the power and it's the time it should give an account of its works to the people of the country.

Referring to the judicial crisis, he said the Constitutional institutions were under threat.

"The Constitutional institutions are under threat under the current government. It is not good for the democracy. It is our duty to strengthen the democracy by strengthening the Congress party and supporting Rahul Gandhi in his mission," he said.

He blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for suppressing no-confidence motion, which the Opposition wanted to bring in the Parliament. Singh said, "The no-confidence motion which the Opposition wanted to bring about in the Parliament was suppressed."

He said the manner in which the Modi government is functioning can also pose a threat to democracy in the country. "It is clear from this that if the Parliament does not function, it can pose danger to the democracy in the country. Democracy is a gift of the India's Constitution and we should all strive to strengthen it."

He claimed the anger among all sections of the society has shot up in the last four years due to the rising threat to the safety and security of the people and the vanishing employment opportunities, which has left the youths worried.

The former PM said the banking sector was in doldrums. "What has happened in the banking sector with Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi having taken thousands of crores of loans and run away from the country, is for everybody to see. This is affecting the health of our banks," he said.

He said the price of crude oil across the world was falling while in India the prices of petrol and diesel were constantly rising. He asked why this government was not working towards reducing the oil prices, which have put common man in great distress. "The time has come that we support Rahul Gandhi in making this country a better place," he said.

Talking about unemployment, he said it was on the rise as the Mod Government has not created the much-promised two crore job opportunities, leaving youths and students, who had taken study loans, a worried lot in absence of jobs.