Shimla: The Congress Party in Shimla led by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held a `Sankalp Satyagraha` protest, on the Ridge, in opposition to the disqualification of former occasion chief Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha.
The Congress leaders together with a number of Cabinet ministers participated within the candlelight protest. Chief Minister Sukhu, whereas slamming the union authorities mentioned that it might probably cease Rahul Gandhi in parliament, however not in public.”People and political events didn’t face the state of affairs that has arisen at present within the nation as a consequence of dangerous and anti-people / insurance policies of the Union authorities.
Rahul Gandhi is the voice of democracy and the occasion is the largest political occasion. You can suppress his voice within the parliament however you’ll be able to`t suppress him within the individuals`s court docket. He doesn’t do politics for MP or for the seat of Prime Minister. Democracy is underneath risk at present and we should reserve it,” mentioned the Chief Minister.
While Cabinet minister Vikramaditya Singh in the course of the protest alleged that democracy has been “throttled and killed” making the state of affairs essential.”The Parliament is the temple of democracy however the opposition isn’t being allowed to take up the problems and isn’t capable of increase their voice.
The state of affairs is essential democracy has been throttled and killed. For those that are attempting to boost the voice of individuals, circumstances are being registered in opposition to them. We should combat this battle, if these atmospheres proceed within the nation the brilliant way forward for the nation is in darkish,” Singh mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat court docket sentenced him to 2 years imprisonment in a defamation case filed in opposition to him over his `Modi surname` comment. The choice got here pertaining to his comment made in April 2019, the place he had mentioned “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname” at a Lok Sabha election rally at Kolar in Karnataka.
The court docket authorised Gandhi`s bail on a surety and stayed the sentence for 30 days to permit him to method the upper courts. Congress occasion held nationwide Sankalap Satyagraha to protest in opposition to the transfer to disqualify Rahul Gandhi.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra educated her weapons on the ruling BJP. She vowed to maintain combating for the individuals on the occasion`s Sankalap Satyagraha to protest in opposition to the transfer to disqualify her brother and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.”Who thinks that they can silence us by scaring and humiliating us? Listen, we will not stop, I will see to it that the hard-earned money of the public is not being looted and given to few people,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned in a hard-hitting assault on the ruling occasion on the Centre.”It was my family (Nehru-Gandhi) who nurtured the democracy of this country with their blood,” she mentioned.
