The Congress on Thursday said it will continue its fight against price rise by organising a series of “Mehangai Chaupal” meetings in all Assembly constituencies from August 17 to 23 that will culminate in a mega rally in Delhi's Ramlila maidan on August 28.
Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that the "Mehangai Chaupal" interactive meetings would be organised in mandis, retail markets and other locations in all assembly constituencies. The party said it This will culminate in a “Mehangai Par Halla Bol” rally on August 28 at the Ramlila Maidan which will be addressed by senior Congress leaders, he said. He said the Indian National Congress' nationwide agitation on August 5 against the Modi government's "anti-people" policies strongly resonated with the people. The party is also scheduled to undertake Bharat Jodo Yatra across the length and breadth of the country shortly.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's desperate attempt to tar legitimate protest as ‘black magic' only highlights the BJP government's insecurity about its failure to control rampaging inflation and unemployment," Ramesh said in statement. Congress has hit back at prime minister over his 'kala jadu'(black magic) remark, saying while the country wants him to talk about their problems but "jumlajeevi" keeps saying just anything.
Former party chief Rahul Gandhi too hit out at Modi over his "black magic" remark, saying he must "stop lowering the dignity" of the PM's post by talking about such superstitious things."Stop lowering the dignity of the prime minister's post and misleading the country by talking about superstitious things like 'black magic' to hide your black deeds, prime minister-ji," Rahul said in a tweet in Hindi.