Indian Chief Minister Responds to Regime Change Calls, Accuses Opposition of Threatening Democracy

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has responded to the talk of regime change by Congress and opposition leaders. He accused the opposition of playing with the constitution and democracy. Fadnavis said that BJP workers have come out on the streets to save the constitution and the country's democracy. The opposition will not be allowed to play with the constitution. Fadnavis said that regime change means changing the government, changing the system and changing the constitution. He referred to Uddhav Thackeray's statement that he does not know whether Thackeray knows the meaning of regime change or not, but he has also said that the system has changed. Targeting the Congress, Fadnavis referred to the 1975 emergency. He said that Indira Gandhi had worked to crush the country's democracy at that time. According to Fadnavis, Indira Gandhi had tried to change the entire system after the Supreme Court verdict. He also mentioned the 42nd constitutional amendment in 1976 and alleged that fundamental rights were limited through it. Fadnavis said that Indira Gandhi's grandson Indira Desai had made amendments to the previous Bihari government in 1977. He alleged that Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government had done well.