Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary R. Mutharasan on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, said he was doubtful as to whether the upcoming Lok Sabha elections would be held democratically, alleging that the BJP would go to any extent to win the elections.
Addressing media persons in Salem, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, Mr. Mutharasan said all political parties, except the BJP, had doubts about the whether the elections would be held democratically. “It is evident from the Mayor’s election to the Chandigarh Corporation that they [the BJP] will go to any extent [to win],” he said and added that the BJP thinks that even a Mayor should not come from other parties. “With the power they hold, they will do anything, even if it is undemocratic, to win,” he said.
Mr. Mutharasan alleged that in the 10 years of BJP rule, statutorily and Constitutionally-formed independent bodies like the Election Commission of India and the Reserve Bank of India had not been able to function independently as they wait for orders from the BJP. “About 99 crore electors in the country have faith in democracy, trusting that they can elect a government. But the BJP has created mistrust amongst the voters with regard to democracy,” he said and alleged that the BJP had no faith in Parliament and democracy.
