NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday asserted that democracy in India is becoming stronger, rejecting allegations made by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that recent legislative developments threaten democratic institutions.
His remarks came after Priyanka Gandhi, speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, alleged that the Union government was undermining democracy through institutional pressure and constitutional changes.
"The government began weakening democracy by putting pressure on institutions such as the Election Commission, the Judiciary, and the media, but now an open attack on democracy is being launched, " she said.
Speaking to IANS, Jagdambika Pal said, "The Congress makes such statements repeatedly because it has lost political ground. Democracy in India is actually becoming stronger. It is widely believed that no other democracy is as robust as ours."
He also referred to past efforts on women's reservation, noting that in 1996, a Joint Parliamentary Committee chaired by Geeta Mukherjee had made key recommendations on the issue.
Pal added that Parliamentary mechanisms like the Standing Committee have played a crucial role in strengthening democratic institutions.