Lunch meet, then a Jantar Mantar protest bid: INDIA bloc MPs' bus trip brings Janpath to a halt
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
INDIA bloc lawmakers, packed into three buses, attempted to launch another massive protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar but were stopped by the Delhi Police on Janpath, bringing a large part of New Delhi to a halt on a busy Wednesday.
Adding to this, Delhi Police personnel detain LOP Rahul Gandhi at Windsor roundabout in New Delhi during the protest. (HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma) The lawmakers were invited by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for a vegetarian lunch at a popular restaurant on Janpath. After the lunch was over, it was decided to proceed to Jantar Mantar to restart the protest, which began with Tuesday's march from Parliament to Akashvani Bhavan.
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Notably, While many parties joined the lunch hosted by Mallikarjun Kharge, the Samajwadi Party, which has 37 MPs in the Lok Sabha, skipped it, blaming a lack of communication from the Congress.
As per the latest buzz, The three buses were stopped at the intersection of Janpath and Ashoka Road as the Delhi Police scrambled to prevent the MPs from reaching Jantar Mantar, a site frequently used by parties and groups to stage protests.
In further updates, *Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President & Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rajya Sabha, addressed the media in New Delhi today.*
On top of that, Addressing the media, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge shared, "All of us in the INDIA alliance will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar today; all key leaders will be present together. We will continue to protest in this manner until our demands are met."
"Secondly, the Election Commission is repeatedly making mistakes at the behest of Modi ji. When Modi ji orchestrates such errors, it implies an attempt to destroy democracy in this country; he pays no heed to the Constitution. Therefore, we decided that it is our duty to convey the people's concerns to the entire nation. That is why Rahul ji is fighting, and all parties have united to inform the people across the country that their entitlements and rights are being taken away; we are striving to safeguard those rights. No matter how many cases are filed against us or how much intimidation is attempted, we will not be cowed; we will keep smiling and moving forward."
Source: Hindustan Times