Rajasthan Congress To Hold Silent Protests Against 'Attack' On Nyay Yatra In Assam Tomorrow

A Congress spokesperson alleged that attempts have been made by the BJP and the Assam government to stop the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders and supporters sits in protest after he was not allowed to visit the Sri Sri Sankar Dev Satra during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, in Assam.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Following an alleged attack on the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam, the Rajasthan Congress on Monday said it will hold a ‘silent satyagraha’ in district headquarters across the state on Tuesday (January 23) to protest against the same.

The Congress alleged that the BJP and the Assam government are trying to disrupt the yatra, reported news agency PTI.

On Sunday, the grand old party said that its leaders were attacked during the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' by BJP supporters, adding that Rahul Gandhi was also heckled by a crowd chanting slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" and "Modi, Modi."

Congress asserted that the party is neither scared of the prime minister nor the Assam chief minister.

As per the PTI report, a Congress spokesperson alleged that attempts have been made by the BJP and the Assam government to stop the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. "BJP workers are creating disruptions by attacking the yatra," the spokesperson said.

“All district Congress committees will protest against this by organising a ‘silent satyagraha’ from 11 am to 2 pm in front of statues or portraits of Mahatma Gandhi in all district headquarters on Tuesday,” he added, reported PTI.

Earlier today, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot targeted the BJP for preventing Gandhi from visiting a temple in Assam, saying the party is getting nervous due to the growing public support for the Congress yatra.

Taking to platform X, Gehlot wrote in Hindi, “Repeated obstructions created by the Assam government in Rahul Gandhi’s yatra show that the Assam government has no faith in democracy and seeing the increasing public support for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the BJP’s nervousness is growing."

“We strongly oppose these undemocratic methods of the BJP government in Assam,” he added.

Rahul Gandhi's yatra was marked with high drama earlier in the day after he was denied permission to visit the Sri Sri Sankardeva Satra in Assam's Nagaon district and also from holding a meeting in Morigaon district.

It triggered a strong reaction from the Congress leader who protested and asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now "decide who will visit a temple and when," the PTI report added.