Updated November 25th, 2019 at 18:51 IST
Indian Youth Congress members raise 'Murder of democracy' slogans outside Shastri Bhawan
Members of the Indian Youth Congress on Monday, November 25, carried out a protest against the Bhartiya Janata Party in Delhi and burned PM Modi's effigies.
Advertisement
The Indian Youth Congress members on Monday, November 25, staged a massive protest outside the Shastri Bhawan (near the parliament) in Delhi. The Protesting Indian Youth Congress alleged the Bhartiya Janata Party of murdering democracy in Maharashtra.
जिन रक्षकों के कंधे जिम्मेदारी थी लोकतंत्र को बचाने की,
— Youth Congress (@IYC)
वही सौगंध खा रहे है लोकतंत्र को मिटाने की
महाराष्ट्र में रातोरात हुई लोकतंत्र की हत्या से आक्रोशित होकर युवा कांग्रेस ने किया जोरदार प्रदर्शन, सैकड़ों की तादाद में युवा कार्यकर्ताओं को गिरफ्तार किया गया#MaharashtraCrisis pic.twitter.com/RGtK6JoSY8
READ | SENSATIONAL: Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena to parade all 162 MLAs; invite Maharashtra Governor
Indian Youth Congress protestors burn PM Modi's effigy
The Protestors also alleged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar of holding illegitimate positions. The protesters were stopped by Delhi police and paramilitary forces, as they marched towards the Parliament. The IYC protestors also sloganeered against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cried 'abuse of power by the centre'. During the protest, the protestors also set Prime Minister Modi's effigy ablaze.
READ | Youth Congress stages protest against Govt over floods in Karnataka
महाराष्ट्र में बिना बहुमत की सरकार बनाकर भाजपा ने लोकतंत्र की हत्या की है जिसके विरोध में युवा कांग्रेस ने सड़कों पर उतर कर प्रदर्शन किया और संवैधानिक संस्थाओं से लोकतंत्र की रक्षा का आग्रह किया ।#MaharashtraCrisis pic.twitter.com/pfM42dloOd
— Youth Congress (@IYC)
Indian Youth Congress' Media coordinator Amrish Pandey said, “There is nothing in the public domain about the manner in which, Shri Devendra Fadnavis or the BJP staked claim to power between the intervening night of November 22 and November 23 in Maharashtra. There is also no material in the public domain to show that Shri Devendra Fadnavis carried letters of support of 144 MLAs”.
READ | Maharashtra: Meeting of Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group on Monday
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra floor-test and will give its order on Tuesday. The Apex Court was hearing the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress parties' combined plea against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari's decision to swear in Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister of the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took charge of his office on November 25, followed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
READ | Sonia Gandhi leads Congress to protest over Maharashtra Govt formation in Parliament premises
READ | Maharashtra: Voter seeks HC direction to BJP, Sena to form a government
Advertisement
Published November 25th, 2019 at 16:56 IST