Amid police crackdown on Congress protesters, Rahul Gandhi stands tall with party leaders | VIDEO

A video shows Rahul Gandhi standing in solidarity with Congress leader Deepender S Hooda during a police crackdown on Congress protesters in Delhi.

Clothed all in black, Congress leaders hit the streets on Friday to protest against unemployment, price rise, and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike on essential items. Soon, police started detaining Congress leaders over the mass protest. Amidst all this, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was seen standing in solidarity with his party leaders.

A video shows Delhi Police trying to detain Congress leader Deepender S Hooda while he was protesting at Vijay Chowk in the national capital. Rahul Gandhi can be seen holding on to Deepender S Hooda as Congress workers continue to chant against the government.

When Mr @RahulGandhi tried to save his fellow Parliamentarians including Mr @DeependerSHooda from Delhi Police crackdown today morning at Vijay Chowk pic.twitter.com/PJfcm7Q01r

Congress leader Deepender S Hooda called the detention of party leaders as “attack on democracy of the country”.

“On Agneepath, unemployment, inflation, we are not allowed to speak in Parliament, nor on the road. The government should tell us where can we speak? This attack is not on Deepender Hooda, but on the democracy of the country.”