Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Ujjain Congress March Protests Inflation, Unemployment; Backs Rahul Gandhi
Congress workers in Ujjain held a march to protest rising prices and unemployment.
Some women showed their anger by banging plates.
Their leader, Mukesh Bhati, blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government for these problems.
He said essential goods should become cheaper.
He also warned that Congress could hold bigger protests across Madhya Pradesh.
Later, Congress workers held a sit-in to support Rahul Gandhi.
They discussed allegations that police badly injured a student during a protest.
Congress said the student lost an eye and that police did not register the student’s complaint.
The article did not include a response from the Union government or police.
Ujjain City Congress held a foot march and protest against inflation and unemployment on Friday evening.
Women Congress workers banged plates during the march to express opposition to Union government policies.
City Congress president Mukesh Bhati accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of worsening inflation and employment conditions.
Congress workers warned of a statewide agitation if prices of essential goods are not reduced.
A separate sit-in at Ganesh Chowk supported Rahul Gandhi’s protest over alleged police brutality against an injured student and the reported failure to register an FIR.
- Who
- Ujjain City Congress, its president Mukesh Bhati, women Congress workers, and supporters of Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- They held a foot march against inflation and unemployment and a sit-in concerning alleged police brutality and the reported failure to register an FIR.
- When
- Friday evening for the foot march; another sit-in was also held on Friday.
- Where
- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, including Ganesh Chowk.
- Why
- Congress said rising prices and unemployment were harming ordinary people and that alleged police action against a student required protest.
- Location
- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Organiser
- City Congress
- Main issues
- Inflation and unemployment
- Protest action
- Women Congress workers banged plates during a foot march
- Warning
- Congress threatened an aggressive statewide agitation if essential-item prices were not reduced
- Second protest
- A sit-in was held at Ganesh Chowk in support of Rahul Gandhi
- Police allegation
- Congress alleged that a student lost an eye and suffered serious injuries during police action
- FIR issue
- Congress alleged that police failed to register an FIR filed by the injured student