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This Article is From Mar 28, 2023

Congress Protests Highlights: Trinamool Joins Opposition Meet At Congress Chief's Office

Congress Protests Live: Mr Kharge said that the Congress party welcomes anyone who strides forward to "protect democracy".

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Updated : March 28, 2023 12:00 am IST

Congress Protests Live: Congress is holding a nationwide protest today.

New Delhi:

In a rare feat of Opposition unity, the Trinamool Congress, which said it will remain equidistant from the BJP and the Congress, today joined the big strategy meeting in the office of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. 

Mr Kharge said that the Congress party welcomes anyone who strides forward to "protect democracy".

Here are the highlights of the Congress protests:

Mar 27, 2023 21:36 (IST)
Telangana Congress Holds Protest Over Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification

The Congress leaders and workers on Monday held protests across Telangana against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha.

Scores of Congress activists held an agitation at Moosarambagh cross roads in Hyderabad, while District Congress Committee (DCC) president Nayini Rajender Reddy led a protest at Hanamkonda near Warangal, a party release said.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) senior vice president and former MP Mallu Ravi and other leaders attended a 'Satyagraha' protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue at MG Road at Secunderabad.

Mar 27, 2023 17:31 (IST)
16 Congress MLAs Suspended After Staging Protest In Gujarat Budget Session
As many as 16 of 17 MLAs of Congress were suspended from the Gujarat Assembly on Monday for the remainder of the Budget session till March 29 for creating ruckus and staging protests in the House over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP.

Some MLAs of the main Opposition party, including Imran Khedawala, Geniben Thakor and Amrtutji Thakor, were evicted by marshals as they sat in the well of the House and refused to go back to their seats despite repeated appeals made by Speaker Shankar Chaudhary.
Mar 27, 2023 17:07 (IST)
Youth Congress Activists Stage Protest In Delhi
Scores of Indian Youth Congress activists staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Monday against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha and were detained when they tried to march towards Parliament.

Carrying IYC flags and "Satyameva Jayate" placards, the protesters demanded justice for Mr Gandhi.

"The Centre has shown that no one can speak or question the Modi government. Rahul ji raised questions about Adani...so they attempted to silence him by disqualifying him," said Vikram, one of the protesters.
Mar 27, 2023 15:14 (IST)
16 Congress MLAs Suspended Till End Of Gujarat Budget Session

As many as 16 of 17 MLAs of Congress were suspended from the Gujarat Assembly on Monday for the remainder of the Budget session till March 29 for creating ruckus and staging protests in the House over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP.

Some MLAs of the main Opposition party, including Imran Khedawala, Geniben Thakor and Amrtutji Thakor, were evicted by marshals as they sat in the well of the House and refused to go back to their seats despite repeated appeals made by Speaker Shankar Chaudhary.

Except for Anant Patel, the rest 16 MLAs of Congress were present in the House on Monday.
Mar 27, 2023 14:25 (IST)
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Mar 27, 2023 14:01 (IST)
Odisha Assembly Adjourned Over Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification

The Odisha assembly was on Monday adjourned till 4 pm as Congress MLAs observed 'black day' to protest against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha, and created a ruckus in the House.

Donning black clothes, Congress members trooped into the well of the House during the Question Hour and raised slogans against the BJP and the Centre, terming BJP as a "killer of democracy".

Congress legislators also made an attempt to climb the Speaker's podium. Unable to run the House due to the ruckus, Speaker B K Arukha adjourned the proceedings till 4 pm.

The House had on March 24 witnessed several adjournments as Congress legislators protested against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
Mar 27, 2023 13:59 (IST)
Youth Congress Members Protest Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification

Several members of the Indian Youth Congress protested at the Jantar Mantar here on Monday against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP.

The protesters from across the country gathered at the venue to show solidarity with Mr Gandhi and criticised the central government for "silencing" voices of the democratic opposition.

Mar 27, 2023 13:57 (IST)
DMK, Congress MLAs Walk Out From Puducherry Assembly

Legislators belonging to the opposition DMK and the Congress staged a walkout in the Puducherry Assembly on Monday protesting against the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha.

Congress legislators M Vaithianathan and Ramesh Parambath attended the session wearing black shirts as a symbol of their protest.
Mar 27, 2023 12:32 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification Rocks Bihar Assembly

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha on Monday evoked furious protests at the Bihar assembly from members of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan', of which his party is also a part.

'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) members had made their intentions clear when they reached the assembly with black bands wrapped around their arms and heads and their hands clutching posters with images of Gandhi and captions screaming "democracy and Constitution in danger".

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), which had raised many eyebrows last week by staying away from a demonstration against Gandhi's conviction, was also participating this time.
Mar 27, 2023 11:48 (IST)
"PM Modi Destroying Democracy": Congress Chief

Congress chief Malikarjun Kharge today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "destroying democracy" as the party continued its protest against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as an MP. 

"We have come to parliament today in black clothes. We want to show the country that PM Modi is destroying democracy bit by bit," Mr Kharge said. 

"The way Rahul Gandhi has been expelled from the Lok Sabha, all opposition parties are united against the PM," he added. 
Mar 27, 2023 11:25 (IST)
Mar 27, 2023 11:22 (IST)
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 4 pm

Lok Sabha proceedings on Monday were adjourned till 4 pm amid slogan shouting by the Opposition members.

As soon as the House met for the day, Congress members wearing black scarves trooped into the Well.

Two Congress members, T N Pratapan and Hibi Eden, who were in the Well holding placards, flung order papers towards the Chair along with their scarves.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was also seen wearing a black scarf while some party MPs wore black shirts.
Mar 27, 2023 11:10 (IST)
Gandhi Family Considers Itself "Elite": BJP Hits Back Amid Congress Protests

The BJP on Monday accused the Gandhi family of considering itself a "class apart, elite and above the Constitution" as it kept up the counterattack on the Congress amid the opposition party's nationwide protests against Rahul Gandhi's disqualificatio
Mar 27, 2023 10:53 (IST)
Muslim Youth League Organises Torchlight Rally In Kerala

Expressing solidarity with Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as an MP, hundreds of workers of the Muslim Youth League organised a torchlight rally in Kerala.

Muslim League state president Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and youth league leader Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal participated in the rally held at 10 PM on Sunday, condemning the BJP-ruled Centre's "revengeful action" against Rahul Gandhi, who represented Wayanad seat in Lok Sabha.
Mar 27, 2023 10:36 (IST)
Congress MP Gives Notice To Discuss Rahul Gandhi Disqualification

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha for a discussion on the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as MP.

Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat court sentenced him to two years imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him over his 'Modi surname' remark.

In the adjournment notice, Mr Tewari said, "That this House do suspend Zero Hour and other businesses of the day to discuss the Disqualification of Shri Rahul Gandhi."
Mar 27, 2023 10:32 (IST)
Trinamool Joins Opposition Meeting On Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification

In a major shift in strategy, one TMC MP each from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will attend the meeting, which will discuss the Opposition strategy on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Parliament.
Mar 27, 2023 10:12 (IST)
Trinamool Leaders To Join Opposition Meet

Trinamool Congress leaders will join the opposition meeting that is scheduled to take place at Congress chief Malikarjun Kharge's office today. 
Mar 27, 2023 10:01 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Congress MLA Protest Outside Assembly

Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs protested Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP outside the state Assembly today.

The MLAs, in black attire, will stay put in the Tamil Nadu Assembly tonight. 

"Our protest is against Centre to save democracy," the Congress MLAs said. 

Mar 27, 2023 09:00 (IST)
Day 2 Of Congress Protest Over Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification: 10 Points
Congress protests across the country against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha as MP enters Day 2 as party president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accuse the government of "trying to silence" a "martyr's son"



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