Gandhi, who represents the Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on March 24. (Image: shutterstock)
Several political parties like CPI(M), DMK, BSP, SP, RJD and ANJP participated in the meeting.
The Congress and other opposition parties in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have decided to hold joint demonstrations at three places in the archipelago this month against the disqualification. Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Port Blair on Sunday, Pradesh Congress Committee President Ranglal Haldar said joint protests under the banner of ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ would be held at Diglipur in North Andaman on April 16, Bamboo Flat on April 19 will be held in South Andaman and on April 28 at Tiranga Park here.
“In the last few weeks, we have seen how the BJP at the Center tried its best to corner Rahul Gandhi who raised his voice against the Central Government and the Adani Group in the Parliament. Yesterday, we held a meeting with all like-minded parties and it was decided that we will further intensify our joint protests,” the Congress leader said.
Several political parties like CPI(M), DMK, BSP, SP, RJD and ANJP participated in the meeting.
Haldar also said that party workers from blocks and districts of the union territory will assemble at three places from 10 am to 5 pm on the days of the protest to support Rahul Gandhi in his fight against the ‘killers’ of democracy .
Gandhi, who represents the Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on March 24, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case by a court in Gujarat’s Surat.
Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Campaign Committee President TSG Bhaskar, who was also present at the press conference, said, “We all know, the trial court has given Rahul Gandhi ji 30 days to seek judicial remedy. Despite this, he was asked to vacate his official residence. Case.
Bhaskar also alleged that “Rahulji wanted an inquiry against the Adani group and hence the BJP hatched this conspiracy against him.”
Opposition parties are demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe or a Supreme Court-monitored probe into allegations of fraud and manipulation by Hindenburg Research against Adani’s companies, which led to an unprecedented stock crash.
The group has denied the allegations.
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