Bid to ‘attack democracy’ in the name of freedom of expression: Kiren Rijiju
Attempts are being made to ‘attack’ democracy in the name of freedom of expression, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday, delivering a keynote address at the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference in Goa. Though the Law Minister didn’t name anyone, his comments on democracy are being seen as a rebuttal to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech to a group of students at Cambridge University last week in which Mr. Gandhi said “the democratic architecture in India under pressure and attack”. I have seen in recent times that, in the name of freedom of expression, attempts are being made to attack democracy itself,” Mr. Rijiju said in his inaugural address. Talking about more than 4.98 crore pending cases in various courts in India, Mr. Rijiju said the pendency would be handled using technology and a “paperless judiciary” was the ultimate aim of the government.
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