Congress To Stage Nationwide Protests Against Agnipath Scheme, Targeting Of Rahul Gandhi Tomorrow: Sources

A delegation of Congress leaders will also meet President Ram Nath Kovind to bring to his notice the alleged manhandling of party workers by the Delhi Police.

Congress workers protest over summoning of party leader Rahul Gandhi by Enforcement Directorate ( Image Source :Getty Images )

New Delhi: Lakhs of Congress workers across the country will hold peaceful protests on Monday against the newly launched Agnipath scheme and the Modi government's "vendetta politics" in targeting party leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a money laundering case, news agency PTI reported. A delegation of Congress leaders will also meet President Ram Nath Kovind to bring to his notice the alleged manhandling of party workers by the Delhi Police during their agitation against Rahul Gandhi’s interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).  

Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Tomorrow lakhs of Congress workers across the country will continue peaceful protests against the anti-youth Agnipath scheme & against Modi Govt's vendetta politics targeting its leader Shri Rahul Gandhi, MP."

कांग्रेस के लाखों कार्यकर्ता कल 20 जून को देश भर में मोदी सरकार की युवा विरोधी अग्निपथ योजना व श्री राहुल गांधी पर केंद्रित प्रतिशोध की राजनीति के खिलाफ शांतिपूर्ण विरोध प्रदर्शन जारी रखेंगे। 1/2

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 19, 2022

"A Congress delegation will also meet Hon'ble Rashtrapati in the evening," he added.

According to the PTI report, senior Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, party's leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, P Chidambaram, KC Venugopal and Ramesh, are set to meet President Kovind to apprise him about the "unprovoked manhandling" of party MPs, which it alleged was in violation of democratic norms.

Notably, separate delegations of party leaders have met Rajya Sabha chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking action for violation of the rights of MPs.

Stepping up its attack on the Centre, the Congress on Sunday held a 'Satyagraha' in the national capital in support of those protesting against the government's new military recruitment plan.