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Rahul Gandhi Urges Youth to Keep Protesting Against Constitution Attackers
Rahul Gandhi spoke to young people at an event in Chennai.
He asked them to keep protesting.
He said he and his supporters would stand with them.
Gandhi accused the government and others of harming India’s Constitution.
He said they would be defeated.
His comments came as protesters gathered in Delhi over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police said the protest had not been approved.
They detained more than 3,000 people who tried to reach the protest site.
Rahul Gandhi urged young people to continue protesting and said his party stood with them.
He said the government and those he accused of attacking the Constitution would be defeated.
Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS, calling cowardice their “core characteristic.”
His remarks came during a Chennai event and amid a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi.
Delhi Police said protest permission had not been granted; officers detained more than 3,000 people trying to reach Jantar Mantar.
- Who
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, young people, protesters, and Delhi Police.
- What
- Gandhi urged youth to keep protesting and said those he accused of attacking the Constitution would be defeated.
- Where
- Gandhi spoke in Chennai; the protest and detentions were in Delhi.
- When
- Saturday, October 10; the report does not specify the year.
- Why
- Gandhi said he wanted to defend the Constitution and protect the voice of the Indian people; the protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Gandhi and protesters
Delhi Police
Protest and public dissent
Gandhi and protesters
Gandhi urged young people to keep protesting and said he would stand with them in defending the Constitution.
Delhi Police
Police said permission for the protest had not been granted and prohibitory orders were in force in the New Delhi area.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- Event
- Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Chennai
- Protest location
- Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Protest target
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Detentions
- Delhi Police detained more than 3,000 people attempting to reach the site
- Police explanation
- Police said permission had not been granted and prohibitory orders were in force in New Delhi
- Additional preventive detentions
- Police said more than 600 people with criminal records were also detained as a preventive measure
Quotes
Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
“Mark my words: we already have the information we need. We are going to defend our Constitution. We are going to protect the voice of the Indian people. And we are going to ensure that what was done to India over the last 10-15 years will never, ever be done again.”
theprint.in
“Mr. Modi, do whatever you want. Call out all the police: 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, whatever you want. Arrest all the leaders. Arrest all the young people. Arrest us all. We are surrounding you, and we are not going to back down.”
theprint.in
Unidentified male speaker
The male speaker quoted in the article; the excerpt does not identify him by name.
“Mark my words: we already have the information we need. We are going to defend our Constitution. We are going to protect the voice of the Indian people. And we are going to ensure that what was done to India over the last 10-15 years will never, ever be done again.”
timesnownews.com
Sources
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