Congress workers court arrest protesting against Rahul Gandhi’s detention
Congress party workers in Hubballi and Dharwad staged protests and courted arrest following the detention of Rahul Gandhi. Protesters alleged that the Union government is using electoral roll revisions to suppress political opposition.
Why it matters
The event reflects ongoing political tensions between the ruling party and the opposition regarding electoral integrity and the use of state machinery.
Several Congress workers and leaders were detained and later released by the police in Hubballi on Wednesday after they staged a road blockade at Ambedkar Circle protesting the detention of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
The protesters raised slogans against the Union government and demanded the immediate release of Mr. Gandhi.
Addressing the protesters, Hubballi-Dharwad (Urban) District Congress president Sadanand Danganavar alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in carrying out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Mr. Danganavar said Mr. Gandhi had raised concerns over the electoral roll revision by citing data, but the BJP had ridiculed his allegations. “As his allegations are now turning out to be true, the Union government is attempting to silence him by arresting him,” he alleged.
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