Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday staged a five-hour-long protest at Rajghat against the new citizenship law, accusing him of destroying the economy and spreading hatred and breaking the country, with a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“What our enemies could not do for decades, Narendra Modi has done in six years. You cannot provide jobs, destroy the economy and halt our progress, that is why you are hiding behind hatred, ”he told the gathering at Rajghat in Delhi.
The protest meeting at Rajghat was an attempt by the Congress to replicate Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of non-violent resistance at his memorial to express solidarity with youth and students protesting against the new citizenship law and the proposed nationwide National Register. ‘Was organizing. Of citizens (NRC).
The main opposition party intensified its protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed Pan-India exercise to register citizens of the country on the lines of Assam, as well as the police’s “atrocities on youths seeking protection” “Opposed. As the rights of the people enshrined in the constitution.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh (Kamal Nath) and Rajasthan (Ashok Gehlot), Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Jyotiraditya Scindia were among those senior leaders Were those who participated in the “Satyagraha for Unity”.
The leaders read the Preamble to the Constitution as part of the program. Boxer Vijender Singh was also present.
“You have been taught by your organization how to break up the country and spread hatred. You are number one in doing this. Attacking the Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi said that the country will not allow you to attack the Constitution, Bharat will suppress the voice of Mother.
Earlier, Congress members held a minute’s silence in memory of those killed during protests at the CAA and NRC and against the “anti-people” policies of the BJP-led government.
Some religious leaders were also present at the ‘Satyagraha’ amid the singing of bhajans (devotional songs).
Later addressing the gathering, Priyanka Gandhi said that her party resolved to protect the constitution in the name of all those “martyrs” during the protests.
“Named after 22-year-old Anas from Bijnor, who earned money for his family through a coffee-vending machine and was recently married. Named after 21-year-old Suleman, who was studying for UPSC exams and taking tuition, ”he said.
“In the name of Omraj Saini of Bijnor, all the children who were martyred in this movement, whose five children are waiting for them and they are in the hospital, have been injured. In his name, we vow today that we will protect the constitution and will not allow it to be destroyed.
Both Nath and Gehlot said that they would not implement CAA and NRC in their states. The same happened with Chhattisgarh Minister TS Singh Deo, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Congress Minister Balasaheb Thorat on behalf of the Shiv Sena-led coalition government.