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Current days remind Gadkari of Emergency

NEW DELHI: Regarding government’s approach towards Team Anna and Baba Ramdev Nitin Gadkari said the attitude of the government reminded him of the days of the Emergency when central agencies were used against those voicing dissent against the establishment.

Gadkari in a letter to the Prime Minister rued that members of civil society had become victims of the UPA’s “vindictive approach” which was “highly disturbing” and a cause of serious concern.

He said, “Undoubtedly, law must take its own course in the cases of all those who are guilty. What disturbs all those who are committed to the principles of democracy and rule of law is the fact that law is taking its course only selectively and after dissent is articulated.”

Also he added, “It seems a witch hunt has been unleashed against some members of Team Anna like Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan, Baba Ramdev and his charitable institutions as well as those who acted as whistleblowers in the cash-for-vote case.”

He said it was worrisome that the “strong arm tactics” and “high handed actions” of the government were vitiating the political atmosphere in the country which was dangerous for a healthy democracy.

Gadkari said the ‘cheap tactics’ of the government were adding to the misperceptions about the entire political class, thereby causing a “great damage to the popular trust in democratic polity”.

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