Modi govt needs tuition on democracy: Rahul Gandhi

Continuing the protest against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, December 14, tweeted that the government “needed a lesson” on democracy. “The Modi government needs tuition on the importance of debate and dissent in a democracy,” he said. Twelve Opposition…

‘What have we done with democracy?’ A decade on, Arab spring gains wither

For roughly three months after Tunisians toppled their dictator in January 2011 in an eruption of protest that electrified the Arab world, Ali Bousselmi felt nothing but “pure happiness.” The decade that followed, during which Tunisians adopted a new constitution, gained freedom of speech and voted in free and fair…

There Was No Parliament Session For 60% Of Country’: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi:  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders held a march outside the parliament building this morning to protest the abrupt end to the monsoon session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and yesterday’s alleged assault on women MPs in the Upper House. Apart from Mr Gandhi, those who…