Prashant Bhushan: 'We Want Regime Change': Prashant Bhushan Dares Amit Shah, Calls It Citizens' Constitutional Right - The Economic Times Video
- On Thursday, Advocate Prashant Bhushan defended his call for "regime change," arguing that seeking to replace the government is a constitutional right in a democratic country like India.
- Protests against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls prompted these remarks, with activists drawing inspiration from the recent political shift in Bangladesh.
- Activist Neha Bora, a key face of the SIR protests, stated the "fight for democratic and voter rights" in Bangladesh "shown the way" for similar movements in India.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party responded by alleging "their sole intention is to stage a coup in the country" to form a government without elections, according to MP Sambit Patra.
- Bhushan maintained that creating public disaffection is lawful under the Constitution, while Amnesty International India's Director of Human Rights Education Tara Rao questioned the government's current legitimacy.
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SIR Controversy: ‘Regime Change’ Remarks Trigger Political Showdown
<p>Political tensions have intensified across India over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with opposition parties and activists challenging the Election Commission and raising concerns about electoral democracy. The debate has taken a sharper turn after remarks by senior advocate Prashant Bhushan about “regime change” during a press conference. Bhushan argued that if what he described as government brutality continued, th…
We want regime change, says Prashant Bhushan; BJP hits back: ‘Out to stage a coup’
On the other hand, Bhushan, at a press conference, announced: “Yes, we want regime change... What is wrong in this? I am saying today that yes, it is a battle for regime change, and we will get it done anyhow.”
Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan has said, "Yes, we want a regime change in the country. There's nothing wrong with that. This government is bent on crushing electoral democracy in India." The BJP has reacted sharply to Bhushan's statement, saying that this country doesn't belong to anyone.
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Times of IndiaPrashant Bhushan: 'We want regime change': Prashant Bhushan dares Amit Shah, calls it citizens' constitutional right - The Economic Times Video
Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday (October 15) defended calls for a change in government, saying that seeking “regime change” is not an offence in a democratic country such as India. He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of double standards, arguing that the party had itself organised protests demanding a change in government.
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