Congress to Observe Black Day in Hathras Over Alleged Delhi Lathi-Charge

Congress will observe a Black Day in Hathras today, October 8, and party workers will take out a protest march against the alleged mistreatment and lathi-charge of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and opposition MPs during a demonstration in Delhi.

The protest is being held over the demand for accountability from the Election Commission. Congress workers in Hathras will organise the march in opposition to the alleged behaviour of officials and the lathi-charge involving senior Congress leaders and MPs of the INDIA bloc during the Delhi demonstration.

Yogesh Kumar Oke, president of the City Congress Committee, said Congress workers would gather at 2 p.m. at the City Congress Committee office located in Pasratta Bazar. After gathering there, the workers will take out a protest march.

According to information issued by the Congress, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi, senior party leaders and MPs of the INDIA bloc were peacefully moving towards Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The party said they were allegedly mistreated and subjected to a lathi-charge during the demonstration.

The Congress said the Hathras programme is being organised to protest against the alleged mistreatment and lathi-charge. The party’s local unit has appealed to all Congress workers to reach the venue in large numbers and join the protest march.

The City Congress Committee has also urged Congress office-bearers and workers to cooperate in making the programme successful. The march will be held after the workers assemble at the party office at 2 p.m., as announced by the city unit president Yogesh Kumar Oke.