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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Apr 23, 2018, 02:58 PM IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched his party's nationwide 'Save the Constitution' campaign, aiming to highlight alleged attacks on the Constitution and Dalits under the Narendra Modi government.
Speaking at the launch event at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium, Congress chief said, "We will never allow the BJP & RSS to destroy our Constitution. The people of India will speak their "Mann ki Baat" in 2019."
Quoting from what he said was book written by Modi, Rahul said the prime minister saw spirituality in sanitation work undertaken by Dalits.
The campaign is seen as the party's effort to reach out to the community ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The campaign launch was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad and other senior leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and Sushil Kumar Shinde.
The campaign will continue till next year's April 14, the birth anniversary of Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
Congress's present and former Dalit lawmakers, those holding offices in zilla parishad, civic bodies and panchayat samitis, the party's office-bearers attached to its regional units attended the event, aimed at sensitising the attendees on the current state of affairs with regard to the community.
Here are the live updates on Congress party's 'Save the Constitution' campaign:
