India’s parliament adjourned after Gandhi protests
NEW DELHI: India’s parliament was adjourned on Monday after noisy protests by opposition lawmakers over the expulsion of top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi from the legislature.Gandhi was stripped of his parliamentary seat last Friday in a move that critics say heightens concerns about creeping authoritarianism in the world’s largest democracy.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has been widely accused by political opponents and rights groups of using the legal system to target and silence critics.Members of Gandhi’s Indian National Congress party wore black shirts and scarves as parliament opened on Monday…
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