‘Govt hell-bent on crushing democracy’: Prashant Bhushan calls for regime change
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan has called for a regime change, arguing that the current government is undermining electoral democracy. The remarks were made during a protest against the Election Commission, drawing criticism from the BJP.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights growing tensions between civil society activists and the government regarding the integrity of democratic institutions in India.
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday said a regime change in the country would be justified if the government continued to undermine electoral democracy, asserting that citizens had a democratic right to seek a change in government.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi alongside AISA president Neha Bora and CJP founder Abhijit Dipke, Bhushan rejected the government’s alleged characterisation of the agitation as an opposition-led attempt at regime change.“This government keeps on saying this is the opposition's operation of regime change. We are only appealing to save the electoral democracy in this country. If such barbarism continues, there will definitely be a regime change. We all want a regime change. Is there anything wrong with that?
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