New Delhi, February 24 – The Congress strongly condemned the arrest of its youth wing president, Uday Bhanu Chib, and other members of the outfit, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is desperate to deflect attention from the "uncomfortable truths" about him and his regime that the public has recognized.
Chib was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with a protest staged by a group of youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit here last week, officials said on Tuesday.
Police have also increased security at key locations in the capital in anticipation of possible protests following Chib's arrest, bringing the total number of people arrested in the case to eight.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the party will continue to expose the government for the "blatant lies it propagates" and used the acronym "MODI - Murder of Democracy in India" to criticize the Prime Minister.
He said the Congress will continue to expose this government for the "blatant lies it propagates" and will unflinchingly fight this "murder of democracy."
"The INC strongly condemns the brazenly illegal arrest of the IYC President and Youth Congress workers for what was clearly a peaceful and legitimate protest," Ramesh said on X.
"The PM is clearly rattled by the disclosures in the Epstein files. He is also facing the mounting anger of farmers due to his betrayal of their interests and his surrender to President Trump on the trade deal," Ramesh claimed.
"This is nothing but the politics of harassment. The PM is desperate to divert attention away from the uncomfortable truths about him and his regime that the people of our country have recognized," he said.
Ramesh said that those who are afraid intimidate and asserted that the Congress will not be deterred.
"It will continue exposing this government for the blatant lies it propagates. The INC will unflinchingly fight this Murder of Democracy in India," he said.
Asked about Chib's arrest, Congress' media and publicity department head, Pawan Khera, told
