Published 13:39 IST, November 16th 2019
Sonia Gandhi to enter fray; Congress preps for mega protest at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan
Congress will hold protest against economic slowdown in the country under the BJP government on November 30 under the leadership of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi
After a high-level strategy meeting of all CLP heads, State chiefs, National General Secretaries at the party's headquarters in Delhi, the Congress party has planned a massive rally against Centre on economic slowdown on November 30. Sources said that Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi will lead the rally from Ram Lila Maidan in Delhi, and it will be called Bharat Bachao (Save India) rally. This comes even as the Congress party is unable to decide on government formation in the state of Maharashtra with Shiv Sena and NCP. Meanwhile, on Saturday, BJP is holding a protest outside Congress office in New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata demanding apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his Rafale lies.
Congress calls high-level strategy meet
Talking about the Congress protest against economic slowdown, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, earlier in the day said, "The CWC has announced that Congress leaders will take to the streets to protest against economic slowdown. While the situation is deteriorating the Centre does not care about it. While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband is saying that the present govt has stopped the economic policies of Pandit Nehru, they have no understanding of economics."
He added, "They should adopt steps which Dr Manmohan Singh had suggested. Everyone is troubled due to unemployment, farmers are committing suicide and hence Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has decided that we will protest on district-level, state-level and national-level. This meeting is to discuss the same; the decision taken will be then shared with all."
Congress to hold massive protests
The party was scheduled to hold protests between November 5 and November 15 against the anti-economic policies and decisions of Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre. Senior party leaders were scheduled to address these press conferences whereas a massive show has been planned in Delhi where other parties have also been invited. The party has alleged that the Centre was not taking any "effective steps" to improve the economic situation of the country.
Updated 14:42 IST, November 16th 2019