Union Minister Chirag Paswan lambasted the Opposition for “spreading false narratives and playing politics” with protests against the Election Commission.
Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday said cancelling trains cannot stop India’s youth, as he lambasted the Opposition for spreading false narratives and playing politics with protests against the Election Commission.
Amid stringent security measures in Delhi ahead of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protests on Saturday and the ongoing Opposition parties’ protests, Paswan said bringing the city to a halt every now and then was not right.
Paswan, an ally of the ruling NDA, made the remarks in response to questions on students complaining about train cancellations, metro disruptions and heavy deployment of security personnel in the national capital.
“Bharat ke Yuva hain ye, inko koi nahi rok sakta prabhu. Jo log aise bhram failane ka prayas karte hain, kitini train koi rok lega, kitni conncetivity koi rok lega, kitni sadkon ko koi jaam kar dega. (These are the youth of India; no one can stop them. Some people are trying to spread false narratives. How many trains can be stopped, how much connectivity can be curbed, how many roads can be jammed),” Paswan said.
“Bharat ke yuva hain duniya ko raasta dikhane ka kshamta rakhte hain…koi unhe nahi rok sakta (The youth of India have the capability to show the way for the world. Nobody can stop them),” he said.
CJP has announced protests from Saturday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and implementation of electoral reforms.
Slamming the Opposition, Paswan said they are playing politics and are keen only on protests but not interested in finding solutions.