In reaction to the arrest of All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice-president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi, the leaders and workers of Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress took out a protest rally in Raipur on Thursday.
The rally was led by State Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel and State Youth Congress president Umesh Patel, who started the rally from party’s State headquarters ‘Congress Bhawan’ on Thursday afternoon.
The rally that was heading towards the Chief Minister Raman Singh’s official residence to stage a gherao which was stopped by police barricades near Gas Memorial Ground.
“Over ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme, the BJP had created much propaganda; however, suicide of ex-army man had exposed them,” Baghel said while adding that AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi who was going to meet the family members of the deceased person was detained and not allowed to meet.
Can anybody not extend condolence with bereaved family under NDA regime; he questioned while adding that if the government does not change its stand then such agitation would continue and become bigger.
The Congress party members along with Mahila Congress activists took part in the protest and police had to use mild force to control the agitators.
“In all, 189 Congress party members were arrested and later on released,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (City) Vijay Agrawal said.