On Wednesday,Congress president Sonia Gandhi conveyed a scathing critique of the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of “destabilizing institutions and polarizing society” and “trampling upon the Constitution”.

Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party, Sonia alleged that “opaqueness” of the government’s decision-making process and “brazen promotion of cronyism” has cast a “dark shadow” on its integrity.

Talking about the ongoing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress chief said that recent events in the Valley are tragic and pose a grave challenge to the country. Stating that there can be no compromise on national security and militants must be dealt with firmly, she said, “Yet we must ask ourselves what has driven scores of young people to such levels of anger and protest even violence.”