Overview

• He warned that the intense tone of political exchanges today clashes with India’s democratic values and civilizational heritage.
• Dhankhar insisted he neither succumbs to nor exerts pressure on parliamentary presiding officers, rebutting claims from former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
• He noted that when state and central governments differ politically, governors and other constitutional figures are treated as easy targets.
• Describing legislatures as ‘temples of democracy,’ he cautioned that unchecked disorder in debates could drive citizens away from established institutions.
• He emphasized that political rivals are not enemies and called for a healthy opposition and respectful dialogue as democracy’s cornerstone.