The ruling party has "weaponised" the suspension of MPs as a convenient tool to "undermine democracy, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said in a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The party said AICC treasurer and former Union Minister Ajay Maken had donated Rs. 1.38 lakh to officially launch this campaign by the party's state unit.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has criticized the suspension of 146 opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, calling it a murder of democracy and a display of dictatorial tendencies . The suspension was a response to a Parliament security breach, which the ruling BJP claimed was a violation of the people s mandate.
Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc staged a protest under the banner 'Save Democracy', at Jantar Mantar here on Friday.