Court’s dismissal of Rahul’s plea: Congress cadre stage protest
The Hindu
Police arrested 20 Congress functionaries here on Friday as they attempted to burn the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Gujarat High Court dismissed party leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a defamation case.
Police arrested 20 Congress functionaries here on Friday as they attempted to burn the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Gujarat High Court dismissed party leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a defamation case.
The Gujarat High Court on Friday rejected Mr. Rahul’s prayer for staying his conviction in the case which consequently led to his disqualification from the Lok Sabha. Irked by the judgment, the Congress functionaries, alleging ‘BJP’s hands’ in the verdict, gathered at district office of the Congress at Kokkirakulam.
When they, led by Tirunelveli district president of the party K. Sankarapandian, came out of the office with the effigy of Mr. Modi, the waiting police snatched the effigy from them and foiled the attempt. The police also detained 20 Congress cadre and took them to the nearby marriage hall.
They were later released in the evening.
In Thoothukudi, the police detained 31 Congress men as they blocked vehicular traffic near the Old Bus Stand. Party functionaries also organised a demonstration near Kovilpatti circuit house.
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