CHANDIGARH
Congress employees from Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Monday staged separate demonstrations surrounding the Hindenburg-Adani revelations.
In Chandigarh, Haryana Congress leaders and employees staged their protest demanding an inquiry into the Hindenburg report as they marched in direction of the Governor’s home. The protesters had been led by Subhash Chopra, celebration’s Haryana convener for the ‘Hath Se Hath Jodo’ marketing campaign, Haryana Congress president Chaudhary Udaibhan and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda.
The celebration leaders handed over a memorandum to the Governor’s consultant, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry into the Hindenburg report. Mr. Deepender stated the federal government has indulged in corruption and is wrongly giving advantages to huge industrialists. “The gap between the rich and the poor is continuously increasing due to the policies of the government. Along with the Congress, 18 Opposition parties have been continuously demanding an inquiry into the report by a Joint Parliamentary Committee,” Mr. Deepender stated.
Punjab Congress leaders and employees additionally staged demonstrations in Chandigarh. The police resorted to utilizing water cannons to disperse the protesters as they marched to ‘gherao’ the Governor’s home.
In Shimla, Congress members held a protest march to the Governor’s home and handed over a memorandum.
