New Delhi: The Congress party is protesting across the country today on the issue of inflation and unemployment. Several Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, who were going towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, were taken into custody by the police at Vijay Chowk. Earlier, during a press conference, Rahul Gandhi fiercely targeted the Modi government at the Center. Rahul Gandhi said that what do you (public) feel about the death of democracy? What this country built in 70 years was destroyed in 8 years. There is no democracy in India today.
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They (BJP) think that the opposition can be strangled, as their ministers cannot see inflation, we want to show them inflation by marching towards PM House. PM Modi has handed over the wealth of the country to his friends. There is no action against them. 2-4 people have become rich but the general public is yearning and yearning. They do not see inflation because they have money only. Everything has become costly: Priyanka Gandhi Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that since last 3 months, since Congress President has announced Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, Threat-GV has taken vengeance against Congress party and our leaders And the poisonous politics of fear has intensified. It’s not just coincidence.
The dictatorial government is afraid of these spirits – this war will continue.
Mr. @RahulGandhi Yes, @priyankagandhi You can imprison ji and Congress leaders, but you will not be able to imprison their loud voices.#inflation_per_outrage_bol pic.twitter.com/vuLUtSMpSR
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 5, 2022
Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi have been kept at Police Line Kingsway Camp after being taken into custody. The way the government is working, hundreds of times our MPs are being detained, prevented from speaking, it is undemocratic. Government does not want to discuss inflation and unemployment: Congress leader Sachin Pilot, Delhi Police detain Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from outside AICC headquarters in Delhi, where she meets other party leaders and workers to protest against unemployment and inflation was involved with.
We are fighting on the issue of inflation and unemployment, but why are we being stopped, you ask the government: Shri @RahulGandhi #inflation_per_outrage_bol pic.twitter.com/hDlP9uFpdk
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 5, 2022
The central government has imposed GST on everything. These people are attacking all the opposition parties in India. It is shameful that the Leader of the Opposition was called during the session when he was present in the House. I think this is a wrong message: Pratap Singh Bajwa, Leader of the Opposition, Punjab Legislative Assembly Deepender Hooda, who was detained during the protest in Delhi, said that the government is spoiling the future of the youth of the country. We want to protest peacefully but you can see how MPs are being detained.
Congress MPs including Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and Ranjeet Ranjan detained at Police Lines Kingsway Camp in Delhi pic.twitter.com/JjTXcccHQU
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
In Punjab too, Congress workers demonstrated against the central government. Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Waring, who is protesting in Chandigarh, said that inflation is increasing. Tax is being imposed. We are apprehensive that we are heading towards a crisis like Sri Lanka. We are giving dharna to wake up the government from sleep. Congress leader and former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat was detained by the police during the party’s protest against the central government over inflation and unemployment in Delhi.
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
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sat on a dharna outside AICC headquarters along with other party leaders and workers. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said during Congress’s protest at Vijay Chowk that we are protesting peacefully against inflation, inflation, unemployment, GST rate hike among other issues. Congress workers wearing garlands of vegetables protest against the central government on the issue of inflation and unemployment in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
#WATCH | Delhi: “…Why will I come to save the family? I’ll come to save my leader, my leader saves me. I have no issue if they make this a definition of family,” Congress leader Salman Khurshid says on BJP’s allegation that the party’s protest is an attempt to save the “family” pic.twitter.com/Zg2hS4Jtsz
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Inflation and unemployment are at their peak. The Congress party is protesting nationwide against inflation and unemployment. We are being detained and it’s sad that we can’t even do satyagraha: Ajay Maken, Congress, we want to show the public that whatever government is speaking about unemployment, inflation Is not right. We are free to show it. Once inflation was discussed in the House but the government rejected it. Once they go to the markets and see: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor All Congress MPs were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan to raise the issue of inflation and inflation but they are not allowing us to proceed from here. Our job is to raise people’s issues. Some MPs were detained, even beaten up: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi At Vijay Chowk, many Congress MPs including Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor were detained by the police during a protest against the central government over inflation and unemployment.
#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
Congress workers including Rahul Gandhi were taken into custody by the police at Vijay Chowk. Congress MPs were going towards Rashtrapati Bhavan with Rahul Gandhi. Adani is becoming the richest (man) of the world and the country is getting poorer. I have come wearing black clothes so that they (government) should have good intellect. Going to the President to get the government discussed in Parliament: Congress MP Pramod Tiwari Congress workers and leaders protest in Hyderabad over inflation and unemployment. In Patna, Congress members staged a sit-in against the central government over inflation and unemployment. Today people are being crushed by inflation, there is a crisis in the country. But the government doesn’t care: Congress MP Manish Tewari It is clear that we are fighting for the attacks on the people of this country. This fight is long and we will keep fighting. Unemployment and inflation is our issue: Salman Khurshid, Congress, Delhi
#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi detained by police during a protest against the Central government on price rise and unemployment in Delhi pic.twitter.com/TxvJ8BCli9
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
This protest is about inflation and Agneepath. As a political party and as elected representatives we are bound to give voice to the grievances of people’s burden and fear: Congress MPs P Chidambaram Sonia and Rahul Gandhi arrive in Parliament wearing black clothes. Congress MPs march from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan to register their protest over inflation and unemployment. Rahul Gandhi also joined the march. Congress MP Rajeev Shukla said that we were trying to march till Rashtrapati Bhavan but the police stopped us. They say Section 144 CrPC has been imposed and they are not allowing us to protest. All MPs will present themselves for arrest. We are trying to move forward. We are fighting for the issues of the people.
#WATCH Congress leader & former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat detained by police during party’s protest against Central govt on price rise & unemployment in Delhi pic.twitter.com/Wtx7J237tL
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Congress workers protest in Hyderabad against the central government over the issue of inflation and unemployment. Congress interim president and MP Sonia Gandhi led the protest of party MPs against inflation and unemployment in Parliament. Congress workers protest in Guwahati against inflation and unemployment. Inflation has increased beyond the limit, the government will have to do something. We are agitating for this only: Priyanka Gandhi, General Secretary of Congress Party
Congress MPs wore black clothes in protest
Congress workers protested against the central government on other issues including inflation and unemployment. During this, Congress MPs protested in Parliament wearing black clothes. Congress Working Committee members have taken to the streets against inflation and unemployment across the country. It is being told that after the instructions of the party high command, Congress workers can also gherao the PM House. Congress leaders gathered at the party headquarters in Delhi ahead of the march to protest the protest in Delhi. Delhi Police has imposed section 144 of CrPC in the entire area of New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar.
#WATCH | Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sits on a protest with other leaders and workers of the party outside the AICC HQ pic.twitter.com/ra6LPFhE0H
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
We will oppose inflation, unemployment, GST on food items: Maken
Police said that in view of security, law and order and traffic reasons, protests, dharnas, gheraos cannot be allowed in the area of New Delhi district on August 5. Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken had said earlier this week that he had received a letter from the DCP that he cannot protest on August 5. Maken said that the government can suppress us as much as it wants, but we will oppose inflation, unemployment, GST on food items and will carry forward our program even if we go to jail.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the central government of demoralizing and intimidating the opposition for issuing ED summons to Congress leaders. At the same time, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the government does not interfere in the working of law-enforcement agencies.
#WATCH | Our job is to raise the issues of the people…Some Congress MPs detained, also beaten by police: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during protest against price rise and unemployment at Vijay Chowk, Delhi pic.twitter.com/wWW7JojjjY
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2022
Democracy ends means people’s lives are in danger: Rahul Gandhi
On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi said in the press conference that we are not allowed to speak in Parliament, we are arrested on the road, this is the condition of India today. The end of democracy would mean a threat to your lives. Everyone has to fight. It is patriotism to raise voice against the power which destroys the heritage of the country, destroys the property. In a democracy, the opposition fights on the strength of institutions.
Rahul said that the country has a legal structure, there is an electoral structure, which is the media of the country. The opposition stands on its strength, but in all these institutions the government has put its people. Not every institution in India is free, fair today. Today every institution of India is under the control of RSS. We are not fighting against just one political party, we are fighting against the entire infrastructure of India. When we had a government, the infrastructure was fair.
