Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 26 (ANI): Congress leaders and get together staff in Mumbai held a ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ in Mumbai, to protest in opposition to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP over his conviction within the ‘Modi surname’ case.
Notably, the Congress get together additionally held the Sankalp Satyagraha at Raj Ghat within the nationwide capital.
Right here in Mumbai, a number of Congress leaders like Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat and Bhai Jagtap participated within the protest.
Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan stated that they’re making an attempt to “shield democracy” by means of their peaceable Satyagraha.
“Disqualification of Rahul Gandhi means hurting and ending democracy. We’re making an effort to guard democracy. That is our peaceable Satyagraha. Additional plan of action might be determined. All of us legally attraction in opposition to this motion (disqualification), and a authorized battle might be fought. The political battle will even proceed, as you’ll be able to see,” he stated.
In the meantime, the Congress get together on Sunday, began protesting in opposition to Rahul’s disqualification by means of its ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ in Raj Ghat. Congress nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge, leaders Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh and a number of other different get together leaders have joined the protest.
Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat courtroom sentenced him to 2 years imprisonment in a defamation case filed in opposition to him over his ‘Modi surname’ comment.
The choice got here pertaining to his comment made in April 2019, the place he had stated “how come all of the thieves have Modi because the frequent surname” at a Lok Sabha election rally at Kolar in Karnataka. The courtroom authorized Gandhi’s bail on a surety and stayed the sentence for 30 days to permit him to method the upper courts. (ANI)
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