Congress Leaders Gather At Delhi's Red Fort For 'Save Democracy' March, Detained

Congress leaders and workers gathered at Red Fort to hold 'Loktantra Bachao Mashaal Shanti March' have been detained by Delhi Police

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The Delhi Police detained Congress leaders and workers gathered at Red Fort to hold 'Loktantra Bachao Mashaal Shanti March' till Town Hall against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from parliament on Tuesday evening. Many senior leaders, including former Chief Minister Harish Rawat has been detained by the police, reported news agency ANI.

Delhi | Congress leaders and workers were detained by police as they gathered at Red Fort for 'Loktantra Bachao Mashaal Shanti March' till Town Hall. https://t.co/xltww8xLZG pic.twitter.com/7Bhd5lvQ7S

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Earlier on Tuesday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that in the next 30 days, various protests will be organised at the block, state, and national levels across the country.

Since Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP, the Congress has intensified its campaign against the ruling BJP.

Last week, a Surat court sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark. Following the sentence, he was disqualified from the Lok Sabha.

Rahul Gandhi had moved to this bungalow located in Lutyen's Delhi in 2004, when he first won his Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi on Monday agreed to vacate the government accommodation after a notice was sent to him by Lok Sabha secretariat following his disqualification as an MP.

"As an elected Member of Lok Sabha over last 4 terms, it is the mandate of the people to which I owe the happy memories of my time spent here. Without prejudice to my rights, I will, of course, abide by the details contained in your letter," Rahul Gandhi wrote to Deputy Secretary, MS Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat. 

Rahul Gandhi has been satying in his bungalow located in Lutyen's Delhi since 2004, when he first won his Lok Sabha election from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.