NDA allies slam Oppn 'hypocrisy'
Hindustan Times Punjab|December 14, 2024
NEW DELHI: Tearing into the Congress during a debate on the Constitution of India, Union panchayati raj minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that people who "preyed on the Constitution cannot be its protectors", accusing the grand old party of "misusing" the national document countless times.
HT Correspondent

"Those who preyed on the Constitution cannot become its protector. All their prime ministers misused Article 356 of the Constitution several times to topple elected governments in the states," the JD(U) leader said.

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