India's main opposition Congress party launches scathing attack on Modi gov't

India's main opposition Congress party Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, accusing it of "murdering the democracy" and being indifferent to the plight of the poor, especially farmers.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, her son and vice-president of the party Rahul Gandhi and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh all took turns to slam the central government at a mega rally in the national capital.

"In two years, the Modi government has started to destroy everything. Every step they take is destroying the democracy. Everybody is troubled under their rule. Farmers are forces to commit suicides. But the Modi government has closed their eyes," Gandhi said.

She added: "Life has taught me to fight. I want to say this to all these people, no matter how much you try to destroy the democracy, we will not let your dangerous plans succeed. If they think they can remove the Congress, then I am afraid, they do not know what the Congress is made of."

Rahul Gandhi also came down heavily on the Indian government, saying farmers are committing suicide, "but Prime Minister Modi does not care."

"There has been no concrete proof of employment in the country," he said.

Singh, who was India's prime minister from 2004 to 2014, echoed similar voices. "I would like to tell Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party that the Congress is the soul of India. Many have tried to remove the Congress but have failed," he said.

"The Congress is like the flowing Ganga river. You can do what you like, but will never be able to stop it. The Congress will always do whatever it takes, sacrifice all for the betterment of the nation."

Later the three top leaders of the Congress went to a police station on Parliament Street and courted arrest. However, they were soon released. Endit