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In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

Congress’ top brass led by party chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh participated in the ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally at Ramlila Maidan on Saturday. The protest was aimed at highlighting the “divisive and disruptive” policies of the BJP government. The protest comes amid ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. According to the amended Act. Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra claimed that over 50,000 people from the city will take part in the protest. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@INCIndia)

News Nation Bureau | Updated : 14 December 2019, 02:38:09 PM
In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

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Congress’ top brass led by party chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh participated in the ‘Bharat Bachao’ rally at Ramlila Maidan on Saturday. The protest was aimed at highlighting the “divisive and disruptive” policies of the BJP government. The protest comes amid ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. According to the amended Act. Delhi Congress president Subhash Chopra claimed that over 50,000 people from the city will take part in the protest. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@INCIndia)

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over rise in crime incidents, unemployment and farmers’ issue. Mocking the BJP over 'Modi hai to mumkin hai' slogan, she said that "BJP hai to berozgari hai, BJP hai to farmers ko pareshani hai.’ (Photo Credit: Twitter/@INCIndia)

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

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A comparatively angry Rahul lashed out against the Modi government saying, “My name is Rahul Gandhi, not Rahul Savarkar; I will never apologise for speaking truth and nor will any Congressman do so.” (Photo Credit: Twitter/@INCIndia)

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that promises of India’s economy touching USD 5 trillion by 2024, doubling farmers' income, generating employment for 2 crore youth each year have been proven false and that the people of the country were misled. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@INCIndia)

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

In Pictures: Congress Holds 'Desh Bachao' Rally At Ramlila Maidan

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Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said that the country is in a grave crisis and time has come to choose a side and fight to save the country. She said, “It is high time. The time has come. If we have to save the country, we will have to struggle hard.” (Photo Credit: IANS)

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