New Delhi [India]Aug 5 (ANI): Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor were on Friday detained while marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against inflation, price hike, GST and unemployment.
Ahead of Congress Party’s call for nationwide protest against inflation and unemployment, Delhi Police has imposed section 144 of CrPC in New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar.
The party has decided to hold an all-India protest on Friday and hold demonstrations outside the residences of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Draupadi Murmu, however, this was denied by the Delhi Police.
Despite not getting permission from Delhi Police, party leaders said they would go ahead with their proposed protest march.
Visuals showed Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra jumping over a police barricade put up near the AICC office here during the party’s protest against inflation and unemployment in Delhi. He was later taken into custody by the police during the Congress protest.
Congress MPs including Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and Ranjeet Ranjan were also detained at Police Lines Kingsway Camp in Delhi.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was taken into custody by the police during a protest against the central government over inflation and unemployment in Delhi.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi told reporters at Vijay Chowk to protest against inflation and unemployment, “Our job is to raise the issues of the people. Some Congress MPs were detained, who were also beaten up by the police.”
“All Congress MPs were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to raise the issue of inflation and inflation but they are not allowing us to move forward from here,” he said. Our job is to raise the issues of the people… Some of the detained MPs were even beaten up.
#watch , Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was detained by the police during a protest against the central government over inflation and unemployment in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/TxvJ8BCli9
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The Delhi Police has refused to allow it, even then the Congress is holding a massive protest. Paramilitary forces and Delhi Police have blocked Vijay Chowk Road and the road from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan with barricades.
“This protest is about price hike and Agneepath. Price hike affects everyone. As a political party and as elected representatives, we are obliged to give voice to the grievances of people’s burdens and fears. This is what we are doing,” Congress MP and senior leader P Chidambaram told reporters.
Women paramilitary personnel have been lined up on the other side of the barricades to prevent Congress MPs from protesting. They have also planned to gherao the PM House.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while addressing a press conference said that there is no democracy in India now and our country is under the dictatorship of four people.
Congress party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and MP Mallikarjun Kharge, among others, opted to wear black to mark their support for the protest called by the Congress on inflation and inflation.
While Rahul Gandhi wore a black shirt, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wore a black shirt.
Comparing PM Modi with Hitler, Rahul Gandhi said, ‘Hitler also won the election, he also used to win the election. How did he do it? He had control over all the institutions in Germany… Give me the whole system, then I’ll show you how elections are won.”
Rahul Gandhi further said, “We are witnessing the death of democracy. The brick and stone that India has built since almost a century ago is being destroyed before your eyes. Whoever is against this idea of the beginning of dictatorship. stands up, is viciously attacked, imprisoned, arrested and beaten up.”
Soon after Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, BJP’s Gaurav Bhatia said, “Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi got bail in 2015 in the National Herald case. This case was registered long back and they were not raising such issues even then (that ED is being controlled). It is just a tactic to divert attention from the fact that they have been caught red handed. Bhatia’s remarks came after Rahul Gandhi alleged that the ED and other independent institutions are being controlled by the BJP and the RSS and intimidated the opposition.
Congress is protesting today against rising prices, unemployment and hike in GST rate. Party leaders are marching from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. State units of the party will hold similar protests across the country.
Citing restrictions, Delhi Police has refused permission to Congress to hold protests in the national capital. (ANI)
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