The administration has imposed prohibitory orders banning large gatherings in parts of Delhi.
New Delhi:
The Congress today will hold a protest against rising prices, unemployment and GST rate hike. In Delhi, the party leaders will march to the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Congress leaders have gathered at the party headquarters in Delhi ahead of the nationwide protest.
Congress Working Committee (CWC) members and senior leaders will take part in “PM House gherao” while Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs will hold a “Chalo Rashtrapati Bhavan” from Parliament.
The administration has imposed prohibitory orders banning large gatherings in parts of Delhi ahead of the Congress march.
Here are the highlights on the Congress Protest:
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Delhi | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Party’s Gen Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders leave from New Police Lines Kingsway Camp PS
Congress leaders were detained by police during a protest against the Central government on price rise and unemployment in Delhi pic.twitter.com/uZvfJMhiIG
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi And Priyanka Gandhi Leave Kingsway Camp Police Station
Rahul Gandhi, sister Priyanka released after being detained for 6 hours over price rise protest
Delhi | Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel meets Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, party’s General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other senior leaders who are detained at New Police Lines Kingsway Camp PS pic.twitter.com/Gn76KMmlsI
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Rajasthan | Congress leaders and workers hold a protest against the Central govt in Jodhpur over the issues of unemployment & inflation pic.twitter.com/uiQ8tYAVoA
– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) August 5, 2022
Chandigarh | Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring along with other leaders & party workers hold a protest against the Central govt over issues of inflation & unemployment pic.twitter.com/ciLxASojgo
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Delhi | Congress MPs along with party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi in the Parliament premises amid protests against Central govt over inflation & unemployment, earlier today pic.twitter.com/rdXq0Md9di
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
#WATCH | They (BJP) think Opposition can be muzzled. As their ministers can’t see inflation, we want to show them inflation by marching towards PM house…PM Modi has handed over the assets of country to his friends:Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
((This story has not been created/edited by Unicaus and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.): AICC) pic.twitter.com/PWtH7EC2dI
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Why is Congress scared of investigating agencies? What are they hiding? Putting pressure on these agencies is not fair. They’re only doing their work. Sonia ji & Rahul ji please don’t play such games, the country wants to know the truth that you’re hiding: Union Min Anurag Thakur pic.twitter.com/FyF3E3WqoJ
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Chandigarh | Congress members protest against the Central govt
Inflation is rising. Taxes are being imposed. We’re apprehensive that we’re hurtling towards a Sri Lanka-like crisis. We’re staging a dharna to rouse govt from slumber: Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Punjab Cong Chief pic.twitter.com/IIsEHL2aKV
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Delhi | Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi detained at Police Lines Kingsway Camp
Congress is holding nationwide protests today on the issues of inflation and unemployment. pic.twitter.com/W26TrJVbv3
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
पिछले 3 महीनों से, जब से कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष ने कन्याकुमारी से कश्मीर तक भारत जोड़ो यात्रा की घोषणा की है, धमकी-जीवी ने कांग्रेस पार्टी एवं हमारे नेताओं के खिलाफ प्रतिशोध और डर की जहरीली राजनीति तेज कर दी है। यह सिर्फ संयोग नहीं है।
– Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 5, 2022
#WATCH | Police detain Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from outside AICC HQ in Delhi where she had joined other leaders and workers of the party in the protest against unemployment and inflation.
The party called a nationwide protest today. pic.twitter.com/JTnWrrAT9T
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
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The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2pm, while the Rajya Sabha will resume proceedings at 2.30. Earlier today, Congress leaders wore black to the parliament to protest against rising prices, unemployment and hike in GST rates.
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#WATCH | “Hitler had also won elections, he too used to win elections. How did he use to do it? He had control of all of Germany’s institutions…Give me the entire system, then I will show you how elections are won,” says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/uynamOL6w5
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Why do they attack the Gandhi family? They do it because we fight for an ideology & there are crores of people like us. We fight for democracy, for communal harmony and we have been doing this for years. It’s not just me who did that, it has been happening for years: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/PSaaCqs51W
– ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Congress Protest Live Updates: India Witnessing Death Of Democracy, Says Rahul Gandhi
- What we are witnessing is the death of democracy.
- Any party that stands against the dictatorship
- Sole agenda of government: Neglect people’s issues
- Government doesn’t want people’s issues raised
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JUST IN: Rahul Gandhi reaches Congress headquarters. He will address the press shortly.
Congress Working Committee (CWC) members and senior leaders will take part in “PM House gherao” while Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs will hold a “Chalo Rashtrapati Bhavan” from Parliament, the party said in a statement.
Congress Protest Live Updates: Legal Action If Prohibitory Orders Violated, Says Delhi Police
The Congress today will hold a protest against rising prices, unemployment and GST rate hike. In Delhi, the party leaders will march to the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Congress leaders have gathered at the party headquarters in Delhi ahead of the nationwide protest.
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