Rahul Gandhi's disqualification | Assam Congress MLAs take out rally
The Hindu
Wearing black dresses and holding placards, Congress legislators on March 29 took out a rally from MLA quarters to the Assam Assembly, protesting the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha. The Budget session of the Assembly resumed on Wednesday morning after a week-long recess. The Congress MLAs marched from the official residence of the Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia to the gates of the Assembly building.
Wearing black dresses and holding placards, Congress legislators on March 29 took out a rally from MLA quarters to the Assam Assembly, protesting the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha.
The Budget session of the Assembly resumed on Wednesday morning after a week-long recess. The Congress MLAs marched from the official residence of the Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia to the gates of the Assembly building. The MLA quarters are located inside the larger Assembly complex in the Dispur locality.
"We protested against the undemocratic- and unconstitutional treatment meted out to our leader Rahul Gandhi. It's a death of democracy and we cannot accept that," Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed told PTI inside the Assam Assembly complex.
He said the party will demand a discussion inside the House and move a resolution for the same after the Question Hour during the day. The placards had slogans such as 'We Stand with Rahul Gandhi', 'Murder of Democracy Not Allowed', 'Rahul Gandhi Zindabad', 'Save Democracy', 'Save Constitution' and 'Dictatorship Not Allowed' among others in a mix of Assamese and English languages.
Later, all the Congress MLAs entered the House wearing black dresses from head to toe and joined the proceedings.
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