Journalism of Courage
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge along with MPs of other like-minded opposition parties holds a "Democracy in Danger" banner during a protest march towards Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, Friday, March 24, 2023. (Express Photo by Anil Sharma)
Opposition parties were protesting against the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case which led to his disqualification from the Lok Sabha. They also demanded a JPC probe into the Adani-Hindenburg issue. (Express Photo by Anil Sharma)
Hours after the disqualification, top Congress leaders huddled in the evening to chalk out their future strategy. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)
The meet was attended by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Union Minister P Chidambaram. Congress general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, amongst others were also present. (Express Photo by Anil Sharma)
The Congress called the disqualification an attempt to “silence” his voice and said it would fight the battle legally and politically. The BJP dismissed the charge and said the disqualification was “lawful". (PTI Photo)
Gandhi was convicted Thursday by a Surat court in the defamation case over his Modi surname remark during a public rally in Karnataka in 2019. His two-year jail sentence was suspended for 30 days to allow him to appeal. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
As protests rage across the country, Congress's communication in charge Jairam Ramesh said that it will launch a nationwide agitation against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha. (PTI)
During one such protest, Youth Congress supporters stop a train at Rani Kamalpati Railway Station in Bhopal, Friday, March 24, 2023. (PTI Photo)
