Protect Indian Democracy as the pupil of your eye

 I fully believe that Congress is corrupt to the core. The image of the present generation of Gandhi-Nehru clan is tarnished.  I am not an admirer of corrupt Congress. Nor am I a follower of any political party. I criticize political parties when they go wrong and appreciate them when they are right. Though not a supporter of HIndutva politics, even then I agree with some policy stands of BJP like common civil code for all Indians, abolition of special status to Kashmir, stoppage of government assistance to Haj pilgrims etc. I am secularist to the core. 

But when it comes to Modi, I am much concerned. I don’t have any faith in that man and his democratic credentials. He is number one fascist.

Some of my friends console me saying that there is our president, parliament and the Supreme court. But I am afraid that Modi can manipulate all these institutions. When Indira Gandhi declared emergency and suspended all the democratic rights of the Indian citizens, all these institutions were there. A pliable president and parliament were easily manipulated. Everybody thought at least our Supreme Court will not be a silent spectator. But that was not the case. Had our Supreme Court taken a firm stand, emergency could have been quashed.  In the infamous Habeas Corpus case during the Emergency had the 5 member Supreme Court bench under Chief Justice S.S. Ray accepted the minority judgement of Justice H.R.Khanna without bending their spinal cord before Indira Gandhi, India could have been spared the agony of Emergency. The only end result of the minority judgement of Khanna was that he was denied the elevation to the post of Chief Justice of India.

I have also to remind you that during emergency the General Election was postponed after completion of full term of five years by Parliament for 2 more years.

So only  if people are vigilant and active our democracy can be protected.