Cong leaders detained by police while trying to march towards LG office

Congress’ Delhi unit chief Anil Kumar and other leaders were protesting against the BJP’s alleged move to topple the Rajasthan government

July 27, 2020 12:17 pm | Updated 12:26 pm IST - New Delhi:

Policemen detain Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar and his party colleagues after they gathered near India Gate, without permission, to pay tribute to the Indian soldiers killed in a border clash with Chinese troops, in New Delhi on June 26, 2020.

Policemen detain Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar and his party colleagues after they gathered near India Gate, without permission, to pay tribute to the Indian soldiers killed in a border clash with Chinese troops, in New Delhi on June 26, 2020.

Congress leaders, including its Delhi unit chief Anil Kumar, were detained while trying to march to the Lieutenant Governor’s office in Civil Lines here, in a protest against the BJP’s alleged move to topple the Rajasthan government .

The protest was held against the “anti-democratic and anti-constitutional” actions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to topple the democratically-elected Congress government in Rajasthan, Kumar said.

 

“We wanted to tell the LG how the BJP and its government at the Centre are murdering democracy in Rajasthan. But the Delhi Police detained us before we could start our march to the Raj Niwas,” he said.

Congress leaders and workers had gathered near the Ludlow Castle school in Civil Lines. They were detained by the police at the spot and taken to the Maurice Nagar police station, a leader of the party’s Delhi unit, who was present at the protest site, said.

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