Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: Congress observes day-long 'Satyagraha'; Priyanka Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi

The Grand Old Party has called
for a day-long 'Satyagraha'
across the country on Sunday.
Congress holds 'Satyagraha' in
front of Gandhi statues at all
states and district headquarters to protest against Rahul
Gandhi's disqualification from
Lok Sabha. The satyagraha was
scheduled to begin at 10 AM
today and will conclude at 5 PM.
Leaders attending the 'Satyagraha'
Several Congress leaders including party general secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra, leaders P Chidambaram, Salman Khursheed among
others arrived at Rajghat to participate in protests. Congress president
Mallikarjun Kharge and party general
secretary were staging the satyagraha
at Raj Ghat in the national capital but
they were not allowed permission to
hold the protests there.
Ahankari Raja ko Janta Jawaab Degi
'You (BJP) talk about 'Pariwarvaad',
I want to ask who was Lord Ram?
Was he Pariwarvaadi, or were Pandavas Pariwarvaadi? Should we be
ashamed because my family fought
for the country? My family has nurtured the democracy of this country
with their blood' said Priyanka G
Vadra while taking a dig at PM Modi
over her brother Rahul Gandhi's disqualification. 'My father was insulted
in the Parliament, my brother has
been given names like Meer Jafar.
Your ministers insult my mother in
the Parliament. One of your CM said
Rahul Gandhi does not even know
who his father is, but no action is taken against these people.' She further
said, 'Ahankari raja ko janta jawab
degi.'
Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from
the Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after
a court in Gujarat's Surat convicted
him in a 2019 defamation case. The
disqualification will bar Gandhi (52),
a four-time MP, from contesting polls
for eight years unless a higher court
stays his conviction.
"PM Modi was scared off"
The Congress leader claimed that the
action against him was taken because
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
"scared" of his next speech in Parliament on the Adani issue and alleged
that the "whole game" was to distract
people from the issue and the panic
the government was feeling over the
matter.
The Congress has said that Rahul
Gandhi is not alone and millions of
Congressmen and people irrespective of their political affiliations will
join him in this fight for truth and
justice. To this end, all Pradesh Congress Committees have been asked
to organise a one-day Satyagraha in
front of Gandhi statues in all State
and District Headquarters from 10
AM to 5 PM on Sunday