Published 13:46 IST, May 1st 2024
'No Place For Urban Naxals': Delhi Students Storm Streets Against Congress' Wealth Redistribution
"They are trying to infiltrate our houses. We are trying to stop that from happening", said one of the 700 students protesting against Congress manifesto
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New Delhi: Hundreds of students on Wednesday have hit streets of national capital against Congress' wealth distribution promise in its election manifesto. Several undergruate and postgruate students from different colleges marched to Congress hequarters with 'Urban Naxals' placards in ir hands, protesting against Congress manifesto, specifically against Congress' equal distribution of wealth pitch.
Talking to Republic, a student from Galgotias University said, "Our agenda is against Congress' policy to loot our wealth, halve it and increase tax. y are trying to infiltrate our houses. We are trying to stop that from happening."
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Claiming that protests are non-political in nature, one of protesters said that proposed wealth redistribution system will "cause problems for ordinary citizens like us." "Our protests are not political in nature. We are all aspirational students and we are raising our voices for goodwill of country. It is high time that youth has to come out on streets against Congress' manifesto."
Anor student protester said that "Congress is trying to destroy country with ir policies since last 70 years." Expressing uncertainty over future of India if Congress comes to power, student protester said, "If Congress comes to power, n re will be a civil war like situation in India. We have seen how Congress has misguided people. y said that with going away of Article 370, things will end. Nothing has happened. y are only interested in appeasement politics."
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More than 700 youths have taken to streets, protesting against Congress manifesto. Referring to Manmohan Singh's earlier speeches, which was highlighted by PM Narendra Modi in his recent campaigns, one student protester asked, "Why is Congress not thinking of majorities? Why are y prioritising Muslims over ors?
Anor protester, named Prince, told Republic, "How can you share wealth of middle-class with someone else? How can we part away with our forefars' wealth? In middle-class, we save money through generations. y want to distribute it. We would have still understood if y tried redistributing wealth from rich class."
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13:46 IST, May 1st 2024