Guwahati: Indian National Congress started it’s day-long Satyagraha on March 26 to protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
The Wayanad MP was disqualified after being found guilty of criminal defamation in 2019 for making a comment against the Modi surname.
The Satyagraha started at around 10 a.m. and continue till 5 p.m. at all state and district offices in front of the sculptures of Mahatma Gandhi.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi are taking part in the Satyagraha at Rajghat in New Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi said he would continue talking about “PM Modi’s relationship with Adani” whether he were put in prison or permanently disqualified on March 25, the first press conference following his disqualification.
Rahul Gandhi said it was time for cooperation and expressed gratitude to the opposition parties for their assistance on the subject of disqualification.
Regarding the Adani situation, Rahul Gandhi claimed he had to deal with exclusion because PM Modi is afraid of his upcoming speech on Adani. “I have seen his eyes filled with fear,” said Rahul Gandhi.