Farmers protest: Priyanka Gandhi, other Congress leaders detained in Delhi
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The march to Rashtrapati Bhavan was stopped by police.
Delhi Police has taken Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi and others into custody as the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress delegation was marching to the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Thursday morning to submit a memorandum of 2 crore signatures against the Centre’s farm reform laws.
It is a sin to use the kind of names they (BJP leaders & supporters) used for farmers. If Govt is calling them anti-nationals, then the govt is a sinner: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi https://t.co/alLztWn5bSpic.twitter.com/t05DbhtfJL ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2020
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Answering a question from a journalist, the Congress leader said, Democracy? Which country are you talking about? There is no democracy in India. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that there is no democracy in India while adding that it can be our imagination but it does not exist in reality in India. Earlier today, 50-60 Congress leaders were taken into police custody after they were denied permission to hold a march against the farm laws.
The party staged protests at the Congress headquarters after they were prevented from marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan. Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party MPs and other leaders staged a sit-in protest outside their office and were detained by the Delhi Police for violating prohibitory orders. The Delhi Police imposed Section 144 CrPC around the Rashtrapati Bhavan, including the
Farmers’ protest: Delhi Police detains Priyanka Gandhi, other Congress leaders
The Congress contingent, which included Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders, was marching towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to submit a memorandum to the president, seeking his intervention in the farm reform laws issue.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained by Delhi Police on December 24, 2020
Delhi Police detained Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders on December 24 for violating Section 144 imposed around the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The contingent, which also included Congress’ Members of Parliament (MPs), was marching towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention in the farm reform laws issue. The memorandum reportedly contains two crore signatures.