Congress must defend Constitution against threats: Singhvi

Abhishek Singhvi warns of systematic constitutional erosion, at AICC law and rights conclave

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

Senior Congress leader and jurist Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday warned of a "systematic dismantling" of India's constitutional order, asserting that the Congress party must once again rise to protect and revive the founding principles of the Republic. His remarks came at the National Conclave of the AICC Department of Law, Human Rights and RTI, held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The event was attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, three Congress Chief Ministers, MPs, general secretaries, PCC presidents, and over 2,000 lawyers and rights activists from across the country. A message from former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was also read out by former Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid.

Dr Singhvi, who is Chairman of the Congress Department on Law, Human Rights and RTI, and a four-term MP, said the conclave's theme—"Constitutional Challenges: Perspective and Pathways"—was urgent and timely.

"We are living through a moment where the Constitution is not merely ignored; it is being twisted into a tool of domination. The very values that gave us democratic breath—liberty, fraternity, equality, justice—are now gasping for air," Singhvi said in his address.