The opposition INDIA bloc urged the Election Commission to ensure a level-playing field in the Lok Sabha election and asserted that despite the BJP creating undemocratic obstacles, the alliance is committed to fight, win and save the country’s democracy.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress general secretary read out the demands of the opposition alliance at the Loktantra Bachao Rally at the Ramlila ground here. She stated the Election Commission should ensure a level playing field for all parties in Lok Sabha Elections.

The Congress leader demanded that the election panel should stop the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax department’s actions against opposition parties being taken to adversely impact the elections, adding that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal be immediately released.

While reading out the opposition alliance demand at the rally, Priyanka Gandhi said that during the elections, action to forcefully scuttle the finances of opposition parties should be immediately stopped. Furthermore, she also demanded that a Supreme Court-monitored SIT be set up to investigate the BJP’s extortion of funds through the electoral bonds scheme. Priyanka Gandhi said that despite the BJP creating undemocratic obstacles, the INDIA bloc was committed to fighting, winning, and saving democracy in India.

Speaking at the rally, the Senior Congress leader said that she has been coming to Ramlila Maidan since childhood and every year, Ravan’s effigy is set on fire. She recalled that as a kid, she used to come to Ramlila Maidan with her grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who used to narrate the Ramayana to her. 

She further narrated that when Lord Ram fought for truth, he did not have power, resources or even a chariot. She continued that Ravan had chariots, resources, army and gold but Lord Ram had truth, hope, belief, love, kindness, modesty, patience, courage and truth. She concluded that she wants to tell those in power and PM Narendra Modi that the message of Lord Ram’s life is that power is not permanent and arrogance gets shattered.

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