“A dangerous precedent not seen in mature democracies”: Government sources criticize Congress protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence

The Congress has set a very wrong and dangerous precedent by protesting outside the Prime Minister’s residence, government sources said on Tuesday.

“Not only is it a security threat, but such spiteful behavior is not seen in mature democracies,” they said. “We must also not forget what happened in our neighborhood when such protests targeted the homes of leaders.”

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Earlier in the day, Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest sit-in outside the Prime Minister’s residence in central Delhi.

Besides Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Kerala Chief Minister V D Sathisan and several other leaders were present at the site.

Congress leaders are demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister over alleged NEET violations and recent police action against protesting students.

The government then sent Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh to meet leaders at the protest site, but the talks remained inconclusive.

After his meeting with Gandhi, Singh said the government had accepted the Congress leader’s request to discuss the NEET issue in Parliament. But he said Gandhi changed his demand and then sought the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Singh said a request had been made to Rahul Gandhi to end his sit-in, “as this site is not meant for protests, and holding a sit-in here is causing great inconvenience to the general public.”