Addressing the media in the national capital, Khera said Parliament is currently witnessing discussions over the reported move to drop Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He described both Mahatma Gandhi and the National Herald as enduring symbols of India’s long freedom struggle, arguing that controversies surrounding them are being selectively amplified to drown out debates on governance and accountability.
Khera claimed that whenever the opposition raises issues related to inflation, unemployment, women’s safety, or farmers’ welfare, efforts are made to suppress those voices through what he termed calculated distractions. According to him, the repeated emphasis on select cases in prime-time debates is not incidental but part of a broader strategy to control the public narrative.
The Congress leader also made remarks concerning the Enforcement Directorate, suggesting that even officials within the agency may now be experiencing a sense of relief. He alleged that the pressure previously exerted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had created an atmosphere of coercion, which, in his view, undermined institutional independence.
Concluding his remarks, Khera accused the Modi government of misusing democratic institutions and weakening the foundations of India’s democracy. He warned that such practices, if left unchecked, risk eroding public trust in both governance and constitutional bodies, turning democratic processes into what he described as a spectacle rather than a forum for genuine public discourse.
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