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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashok Sharma

UNCOVERED: Indian opposition lawmakers rally against modi government | History Defined

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More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, staged a protest march Thursday after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

The demonstrators carried big national flags and chanted slogans warning that India’s democracy is in danger, and accused Modi's administration of “misusing” government-run investigation agencies to intimidate opposition leaders.

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