Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray today launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of imposing an "undeclared emergency" in the country and suppressing democratic rights.

Addressing the media on national political developments and local administrative issues, he alleged that the ruling dispensation lacks the courage to officially declare an emergency. He questioned whether democracy survives in India, claiming that the central government is gripped by fear of the country's youth.

Citing restrictions in the national capital, Thackeray pointed out that metro and railway services were deliberately disrupted to block students marching toward Delhi. Condemning the police action-including ...