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Gujarat Police Detained Congress Officials During ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’

During the Congress’s ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ agitation against the disqualification of their leader Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in a defamation case by a Surat court, several party functionaries were detained in Gujarat.

On Thursday, the former MP, Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to two years in jail in a criminal defamation case over his ‘Modi surname and thieves remark’, and his disqualification notice was issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat a day later.

Police detained Congress officials

According to the officials, the Police detained state Congress chief Jagdish Thakor, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Amit Chavda and senior leader Bharatsinh Solanki along with party workers when they arrived at Lal Darwaza to protest.

The protesters and supporters of Rahul Gandhi were taken to the police stadium where they continued to shout slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Also Read: “Time Has Come & We Are Not The Ones Who Will Remain Silent Anymore,” Cong’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

‘We have the power of Truth and resolution of Satyagraha’

Taking to Twitter, Jagdish Thakor wrote, “We have the power of Truth and resolution of Satyagraha. To expose the loot of BJP, with a firm determination to protect democracy, each and every worker of Gujarat Pradesh Congress is with Rahul Gandhi.”

Such protests were also organised in all district headquarters in the state, including Vadodara.

“Even before we could start the programme, the police detained us. We will continue our protest against the dictatorship of the BJP government, which puts even the erstwhile British rule to shame,” said Vadodara Congress party leader Rutvij Joshi.

Alina Khan

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