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BJP, Congress Supporters Clash During Guwahati Protest
BJP supporters held a protest outside the Congress headquarters in Guwahati.
They demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi over an accusation about his behaviour toward a woman.
Congress supporters held a counter-protest at the same place.
Both groups shouted slogans against each other.
Some BJP protesters crossed police barricades, and police detained several people.
Police stepped in to stop the situation from getting worse.
BJP speakers also accused Congress of not being consistent about women’s rights.
The article reports those claims but does not include a response from Rahul Gandhi or the Congress to them.
BJP Assam Pradesh Mahila Morcha workers protested outside Rajiv Bhawan on Saturday, demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi.
The protesters accused Gandhi of inappropriate behaviour towards a woman and raised slogans against him and the Congress.
Some demonstrators broke through police barricades; Assam Police detained several protesters.
Congress workers held a counter-protest at Rajiv Bhawan’s main gate and raised slogans against the BJP.
Police intervened as the two groups traded slogans; BJP speakers also raised allegations concerning a Manipur MP and women’s safety.
- Who
- BJP Assam Pradesh Mahila Morcha workers and Congress workers; speakers included Purabee Roy and Assam Cabinet minister Nilima Devi.
- What
- Competing protests took place, with BJP protesters demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi and Congress workers staging a counter-protest.
- Where
- Outside Rajiv Bhawan, the Assam Congress headquarters in Guwahati.
- When
- Saturday; no date is specified.
- Why
- BJP protesters said they were responding to allegations about Rahul Gandhi’s behaviour toward a woman and raised broader accusations about Congress and women’s rights.
BJP protesters’ claims
Congress protesters’ response
Rahul Gandhi and women’s safety
BJP protesters’ claims
BJP speakers accused Rahul Gandhi of behaving inappropriately towards a woman and demanded that he apologise.
Congress protesters’ response
Congress workers counter-protested and raised slogans against the BJP; the article does not report a direct response from Rahul Gandhi or the Congress to the specific accusation.
Women’s rights and political conduct
BJP protesters’ claims
BJP speakers accused Congress of inconsistency on women’s rights and of using women’s issues for political gain.
Congress protesters’ response
Congress workers raised slogans against the BJP, including “Vote Chor, Go Back”; the article does not provide their explanation of the counter-protest.
Key facts
- Location
- Rajiv Bhawan, Guwahati
- Day
- Saturday; the article gives no calendar date
- BJP protest group
- BJP Assam Pradesh Mahila Morcha
- BJP demand
- An apology from Rahul Gandhi
- Police response
- Police intervened; several protesters were detained
- Congress response
- Congress workers staged a counter-protest at Rajiv Bhawan’s main gate
Quotes
Purabee Roy
State general secretary of the Assam Pradesh Mahila Morcha
“Rahul Gandhi claims to stand up for women's safety, but why has he remained silent on this issue in India?”
NDTV
“India is a country where women are revered, but Congress uses women only for votes.”
NDTV
Sources
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