Congress' halla bol rally: Congress leaders, workers at Ramlila Maidan today, Police detain workers

Hundreds of party workers from the neighbouring states of Delhi and party leaders from all over India gathered at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday for Mehngai par halla bol protest rally against the BJP government over price rise, unemployment and the GST hike on essential items.

According to the latest update, party protesters moving from Banga Bhawan to Congress headquarters at Akbar Road, were detained by the Delhi Police.

Amid adequate security arrangements around Ramlila Maidan, Congress leaders including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, DK Shivakumar, Rajeev Shukla, Deepender Hooda, Jairam Ramesh, Manishankar Aiyyar, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, Gaurav Gogoi, P Chidambaram and Kumari Shelja have reached at the venue to protest against the BJP.

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has arrived at Ramlila Maidan for Congress halla bol march to address the protesters.

It is being seen as a Congress’ massive show of strength at Delhi’s Ramlila maidan to unite people in favour party for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Congress, as a principal responsible opposition party of the country since last one year on the street, the party leaders in police stations against this price rise, the Congress said.

The Congress’ halla bol rally comes ahead of the opposition party’s 3,500-km Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir starting September 7. With the help of party’s biggest ever mass contact programme, the Congress will highlight the issues of price rice, unemployment and also promote communal harmony across the country.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that this protest has nothing to do with upcoming assembly elections or the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. It is a befitting message to the insensitive central government as people are troubled by inflation and unemployment, he said.

While Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said the Centre has been misusing the CBI and ED to silence the Opposition but the Congress will continue to raise its voice against the inflation, unemployment and imposition of GST on essential food items.