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Amid Ongoing Citizenship Act Protests, Congress To Hold 'Bharat Bachao' Rally Today

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi And Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Will Participate In The ‘Bharat Bachao’ Rally At Ramlila Grounds On Saturday.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Fayiq Wani | Updated on: 14 Dec 2019, 01:34:14 PM
The protest is aimed at highlighting the “divisive and disruptive” policies of the BJP government.

New Delhi:

Top Congress leaders led by party chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh will participate in the ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally at Ramlila grounds on Saturday. The protest is aimed at highlighting the “divisive and disruptive” policies of the BJP government. Congress leaders including Ahmed Patel, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, KC Venugopal, Mukul Wasnik and Avinash Pande visited the Ramlila grounds and made an assessment of the preparations for Saturday’s ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally.

Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra claimed that over 50,000 people from the city will take part in the protest.

Delhi Congress chief spokesperson Mukesh Sharma said lakhs of party workers and people from other parts of the country will attend the rally.

The protest comes amid ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. According to the amended Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 and face religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. President Ram Nath Kovind had given assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Thursday night, turning it into an Act.

A large number of protesters, including Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind leaders, protested at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday against the amended citizenship law, which they described as "anti-constitutional" and "divisive", and demanded its immediate withdrawal. Separately, Jamia Millia Islamia University students held a protest against the law at the university. A third protest was organised by the Delhi Congress in Seelampur area of East Delhi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah cancelled his visit to two Northeastern states -- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh -- on Sunday and Monday next, officials said.

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First Published : 14 Dec 2019, 10:20:33 AM

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