Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said that a virus of arrogance amongst those in power at the Centre was a major threat for the democracy in the country.
Jakhar, addressing the district-level dharnas organized by the Congress party to protest against the anti-farmers agriculture bills, said that the very foundation of democracy was a government elected by people and which was sensitive to the demands and expectations of the people.
“However, the BJP Government at the Centre was securing the interests of corporates rather than paying heed towards people.
Above all, this Government is not ready to listen to the people, which is very dangerous for democracy,” he added.
Asserting that authoritarianism has no place in democracy, the state Congress president said that though the Prime Minister was repeatedly saying that the new bills would abolish middleman in agriculture, but as a fact of matter, the Union Government was itself acting as intermediate of big corporates for implementing these black laws.
Jakhar said that Punjabis were synonyms of revolution as they have always stood against any sort of oppression, tyranny, and injustice.
“This time also the farmers of Punjab have played a vital role in making the entire country aware of the demerits of these laws,” he added.