The Saamana editorial highlighted the Wagner group’s demonstration that dictatorship can be challenged, drawing a comparison to the opposition parties’ gathering in Patna, which it referred to as the protector of democracy.
The editorial in Saamana said the “Wagner group” has shown dictatorship can be challenged.“Be it Modi or Putin, they have to face rebellion. The government in India will be dislodged by a non-violent Wagner and that route will be through the ballot box,” it claimed. Like Putin, Modi has to go, but in a democratic manner, the editorial said.
“The Wagner group came together in Patna as a protector of democracy,” the Marathi daily said, referring to the conclave of the opposition parties in Bihar capital last week.
During a crucial meeting hosted by Bihar chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna, over 32 leaders from various opposition parties came together and pledged to unite against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
05:43
Patna meet showcases Opposition’s strength as well as challenges ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls
In a recent dramatic turn of events, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, called for an armed rebellion and claimed control over military facilities in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don. The group even started marching towards Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the rebellion as a betrayal and an act of treason. However, following negotiations led by the Belarusian president, Prigozhin ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine, in order to prevent shedding Russian blood.
(With inputs from PTI)