Congress protest live updates: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra released after being detained for 6 hours
Congress Friday marched to Rashtrapati Bhawan and Prime Minister's house in a countrywide protest over price hikes, unemployment, and GST rate hikes.
Congress on Friday staged a mass protest over rising prices, unemployment, and an increase in the GST rate on basic necessities. The party organised a major nationwide demonstration. As part of the protest, the Congress Party will march toward the Rashtrapati Bhavan and gherao the house of the prime minister. Due to Congress protests' in Lutyens' Delhi, Delhi Police has issued an advice that traffic flow would be disrupted in a number of areas. Special measures have been planned by the police, and diversions will be advised based on predicted traffic jams on important highways. At 9:30 a.m., Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will hold a news conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. CWC members and key leaders are expected to participate in "PM House gherao," while MPs from both houses of parliament will have a "Chalo Rashtrapati Bhavan" event.
Protests are taking place as the ED investigates Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald affair. The present Monsoon Session of Parliament has been repeatedly postponed due to a disturbance by opposition members about inflation, price rises, and GST hikes on basic necessities.
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders have been released from New Police Lines Kingsway Camp PS after being detained for six hours over the price rise protest.
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Congress protest live updates: Several members of the Congress Party, including Rahul Gandhi, have been detained at the Police Lines Kingsway Camp. Protests against rising prices and high unemployment are being held around the country today by members of Congress.
Congress protest live updates: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress politician, leaps over a police roadblock at the AICC during a party protest over price increases and unemployment in Delhi. She was taken into custody by the police later.
Congress protest live updates: Detained at Delhi's Police Lines Kingsway Camp are Congress Members Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, and Ranjeet Ranjan.
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“That’s sole agenda of the government and it is being run to protect the interest of 4-5 people & this dictatorship is being run in the interest of 2-3 big business people by 2 people,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
"Anybody speaking against this govt is viciously attacked, put in jail; people's issues are not being allowed to be raised," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
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"What India has built brick by brick, starting almost a century ago, is being destroyed in front of your eyes. Anybody who stands against this idea of onset of dictatorship is viciously attacked, jailed, arrested and beaten up," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
As part of its countrywide protest against unemployment and inflation, Congress has also stated that CWC members and senior leadership would participate in today's "PM House gherao."
"We're witnessing the death of democracy. What India has built brick by brick, starting almost a century ago, is being destroyed in front of your eyes. Anybody who stands against this idea of onset of dictatorship is viciously attacked, jailed, arrested & beaten up," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi