Congress Announces Telangana Protests Until Rahul Gandhi Is Released
· India · The Hindu, Zee News
The Congress party organized widespread protests across Telangana to condemn the detention of Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and INDIA bloc MPs in New Delhi. In Sangareddy, local Congress leaders Jagga Reddy and Nirmala announced plans to stage a solidarity deeksha near the Ambedkar statue until Rahul Gandhi is released. State Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar led a separate sit-in protest at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Husnabad, calling the police detentions undemocratic. Leaders in Achampet also organized a youth rally demanding transparency in electoral rolls and an inquiry into voter deletions among marginalized communities. State Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy similarly criticized the BJP-led central government for using police force to block peaceful demonstrations.
Why it matters
The protests widen the political fallout from New Delhi across Telangana, mobilizing regional party cadres against central law enforcement actions.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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