New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Abhishek Manu Singhvi launched a sharp critique of the ruling regime at the party's annual Legal Conclave, accusing it of systematically undermining constitutional institutions and reducing democratic principles to political convenience.

Addressing the AICC Law, Human Rights and RTI Department's Legal Conclave, titled 'Constitutional Challenges - Perspectives & Pathways', in the national capital, Singhvi said, "Governors today act as the glorified agents of the ruling part, not constitutional empires. Speakers suspend opposition or remain mute when the ruling party should be held to account.".

He argued that the balance of power in the country has dangerously shifted a...