Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda and Leader of opposition Paresh Dhanani, who are on tour to Tapi district, joined the demonstrations in the south Gujarat district
The Opposition Congress staged demonstrations across the state on Friday in protest of Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision to invite the BJP to form the government, saying it was in total violation of democratic traditions.
The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee said that its local units held protests in 33 districts and eight municipal corporations against “democracy’s murder” in Karnataka. In Ahmedabad, the protests were held near Lal Darwaza at 11 am on Friday. A number of MLAs, councillors and other leaders participated in the protests in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda and Leader of opposition Paresh Dhanani, who are on tour to Tapi district, joined the demonstrations in the south Gujarat district.
In Rajkot, 30 Congress workers and leaders were detained by police for holding protests and chanting slogans outside the residence of Vajubhai Vala. However, no one was present at home at the time of the protests, police said.
Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said that Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision to invite the BJP to form the government, while ignoring the claim of the JDS-Congress combine in spite of their numbers.
“Instead of acting in accordance with the Constitution, the Karnataka governor acted like a BJP worker. We are protesting against this undemocratic and totally illegal step by the governor,” Doshi said, adding that the move was a bad precedent and dangerous for democracy.
ANGRY PROTEST
- Doshi lauded the SC decision ordering a floor test within a day saying that it would ensure that the BJP did not succeed in its attempts to buy-off or intimidate MLAs of other parties.
- In Rajkot, 30 Congress workers were detained for chanting slogans outside the residence of Vajubhai Vala.
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