‘Deeply regrettable’: Sanjay Raut’s Albania arson post draws flak from party colleague
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut faced backlash from his own party colleague, Priyanka Chaturvedi, after suggesting India should learn from violent protests in Albania. Chaturvedi condemned the remarks, arguing that destabilizing democratic institutions is unacceptable and that India should not look to violent regime changes for inspiration.
Why it matters
The internal disagreement highlights deep political divisions regarding the legitimacy of protest tactics and the influence of international political unrest on Indian domestic discourse.
NEW DELHI: Former Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday disagreed with her party colleague Sanjay Raut for suggesting that India should learn a lesson from the student-led protests in Albania, which turned violent and targeted democratic institutions.Raut had claimed that people in Albania had set the country's Supreme Court ablaze for allegedly helping “corrupt prime ministers”.“The people of Albania have burned down the Supreme Court. The people were enraged because the Supreme Court was helping corrupt prime ministers. The protesting public has also attacked Parliament and government offices, as well as the ministers' homes,” Raut said in a post on X.“All countries should learn a lesson from these events. Especially India,” he added.Chaturvedi, however, condemned the remarks, saying India did not need to learn from any other country.
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