This is an archive article published on March 26, 2023
Rahul Gandhi disqualification: Congress calls off protest in Ahmedabad after police deny permission, leaders detained
Congress leaders detained at the police headquarters included state president Jagdish Thakor; leader of the Congress legislative party in the Gujarat Assembly Amit Chavda; Danilimda MLA Shailesh Parmar; former GPCC president Bharatsinh Solanki, among others.
Ten minutes before the protest was set to begin and the sloganeering started, the police denied the permission (Express) The Congress Sunday called off its sit-in protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification at Lal Darwaza in Ahmedabad after the police denied it permission. The police detained several Congress leaders on the spot.
“The protest had to be called off as the police arrived at the spot and tried to stop us, stating there was no permission,” said Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Manish Doshi.
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The Congress planned to hold a day-long protest called ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ from 10 am to 5 pm in front of Gandhi statues at all states and district headquarters to protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a member of Lok Sabha.
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