Congress protest at Delhi's Raj Ghat: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, "At times like these it's critical to show that you're Indian and won't allow India to be destroyed by hatred"
Highlights
- Congress party will hold a protest at Delhi's Raj Ghat
- Rahul Gandhi asks students to come out in large numbers
- Congress holding protest against amended citizenship law
New Delhi:
The Congress party will hold a protest at Delhi's Raj Ghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, at 3 pm today against the amended citizenship law that fast-tracks the process of granting citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim refugees from three neighbouring countries.
This is the first time a large number of leaders of the party led by Sonia Gandhi, including her son and party MP Rahul Gandhi, would be hitting the streets after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill sailed through both houses of parliament over a week ago.
"Dear students and youth of India, it's not good enough just to feel Indian. At times like these it's critical to show that you're Indian and won't allow India to be destroyed by hatred. Join me today at 3 pm at Raj Ghat, to protest against the hate and violence unleashed on India by Modi-Shah (sic)," Rahul Gandhi tweeted this morning.
Congress leaders have come under criticism for not coming out in large numbers to support those who are in the frontlines of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Barring the party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who joined protesters at India Gate last week, few other Congress leader were seen on the streets.
The harshest criticism over the Congress's 'absence' from the protests came from election strategist and Janata Dal United leader Prashant Kishor, who hit out at the "largely absent" Congress as intermittent protests against the citizenship law continue to sweep the country.
"Congress is not on the streets and its top leadership has been largely absent in the citizens' fight against CAA-NRC. The least the party could do is to make all Congress CMs join other CMs who have said that they will not allow NRC in their states (sic)," Mr Kishor tweeted on Friday, referring to the amended law and the National Register of Citizens.
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