IYC holds protest over Centre’s silence on serious issues

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Tuesday held a protest alleging that the Central Government has remained silent on serious issues, including references made in retired Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s unpublished “memoir”.

The demonstrators alleged a lack of transparency in the India-US trade agreement and a compromise on the country’s security at the China border.

A spokesperson of the Indian Youth Congress claimed that more than 150 people who were protesting peacefully at the Jantar Mantar were detained by the police.

In a social media post, IYC National President Uday Bhanu Chib said, “Every single worker of IYC is on the streets. When the leadership starts compromising on national interest, the youth cannot sit quietly. We will keep fighting until we get answers.” “Today, the entire truth is staring the country in the face. The prime minister’s silence is raising many questions: Why the mysterious silence on the Epstein files? Why the lack of transparency in the India-US trade agreement? Why compromise on the country’s security at the China border?” he said.

“The Indian Youth Congress organised a gherao of the Prime Minister’s residence on Tuesday. Workers from across the country gathered at Jantar Mantar for this gherao,” IYC said in its statement.  It added that when the Youth Congress workers, led by IYC President Uday Bhanu Chib, were moving towards the gherao, the Delhi Police barricaded them and detained over 150 Congress workers.