BJP 'steamrolling legislations' through Lok Sabha: Cong

The Congress on Monday accused the government of trying to "steamroll legislations" through Lok Sabha that will have "far reaching consequences for the country".

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari also alleged that "the government is seeking to take away the rights of citizens and trying to convert the country into a police state".

"In a very autocratic manner, in a very high handed manner, they are trying to steamroll legislations through the House, it will have far reaching consequences for the country," he told reporters here.

Tewari also questioned the manner in which some opposition members are defecting to the BJP and said they are trying to create a majority in the Rajya Sabha,
Referring to some of the bills brought by the BJP government, the former union minister said the Dam Safety bill brought in Lok Sabha is "a brazen encroachment on federalism."