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New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday claimed that India is no longer regarded as a democracy and has earned the label of an "electoral autocracy", as it called upon all democratic parties to join hands in resolutely opposing the Modi government.
In a resolution on the political situation in the country, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) said the "assault on democratic institutions completes the sad and shameless narrative of the Modi government".
"India is no longer regarded as a democracy, it has earned the label of an electoral autocracy.
Parliament has been contemptuously disregarded.
The judiciary has been debilitated by not filling vacancies in courts and tribunals," the CWC said.
The Congress alleged that independent watchdog bodies like the Information Commission, the Election Commission and the Human Rights Commission have been "debased and rendered virtual ciphers".