Hathras Congress Workers Protest Alleged Police Action Against Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi

Congress workers took out a protest march in Hathras against the alleged misbehaviour and police action involving Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi, senior Congress leaders and MPs of the INDIA bloc. The protest was also held to demand accountability from the Election Commission.

The Congress workers said they were protesting against the action taken when Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders were moving peacefully towards Jantar Mantar. The Hathras protest was organised in the name of protecting democracy.

Hathras city Congress committee president Yogesh Kumar Oke led the march. Congress workers gathered at the Congress camp office in Mohanganj at around 2 pm. From there, they took out the protest march through the city.

During the march, the workers raised slogans against the Central Government and the Election Commission. They registered their protest over the alleged treatment of the Congress and INDIA bloc leaders and over the police action.

The march passed through the city’s major markets and reached Kamla Bazar crossing. There, an effigy of the Central Government was burnt under the leadership of city Congress president Yogesh Kumar Oke.

Congress leaders said the protest was linked to the issues of democratic rights and accountability of constitutional institutions. They said the party would continue its struggle on these issues.

City Congress president Yogesh Kumar Oke said that the Congress would continue its struggle for democratic rights and accountability of constitutional institutions in a peaceful and democratic manner.

Former district president Karunesh Mohan Dixit accused the Central Government of trying to suppress the voices of opposition leaders and Congress workers. He appealed to Congress office-bearers and workers to remain united and continue their struggle through democratic means.

Senior leaders Brahmdev Sharma, Harishankar Netaji, Suresh Chandra Sharma, Ashok Gupta, Awadhesh Bakshi, Dr Mukesh Chandra, Ajit Goswami, Rishi Kaushik, Sanjeev Andhiwal, Dr Pramod Kumar, Vedprakash Kardam, Rajkumar, Ramnath Singh, Prabhashankar Sharma, Kapil Singh, Shantun Sengar, Kanhaiya Lal Sharma, Rohan Kardam, Rajesh Kumar and Junaid Khan were among those present.

A large number of Congress workers also participated in the protest march and the effigy burning.