New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, on Saturday, in a scathing attack on the central government, accused it of transforming the "Mother of Democracy" into a "Muzzled Democracy" through widespread detentions and severe security clampdowns ahead of the high-stakes demonstrations in the capital.

The national capital has turned into a high-security fortress as the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) had announced a 'Jantar Mantar 2.0' protest today (october 10), demanding the sacking of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

In a post on X, the Congress National President condemned the heavy-handed state response against citizens exercising their democratic rights. He noted that the students, youth, lawy...