Congress vows to protect Constitution
Vowing to fight against any attempt to undermine the Constitution, Congress leaders on Saturday ratcheted up attack on the ruling BJP over the NPR, NRC and amended Citizenship Act, as the party held marches in various parts of the country on its 135th foundation day.
The Congress took out marches to take its “Save Constitution-Save India” message to the people.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi hoisted the party flag at its headquarters in New Delhi at 24, Akbar Road in the presence of senior leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, AK Antony, Motilal Vohra and Anand Sharma.
The Congress in Kerala held a “Maha Rally” which marched to the Raj Bhavan in the state capital Thiruvanathapuram.
“If the Constitution goes, they will introduce Hindutva Rashtra, which is nothing but sanatan dharma and Manu Smriti .... The country would be taken back 100 years,” former finance minister P Chidambaram told the gathering.
The rally was led by KPCC President Mullapally Ramachandran, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, besides Chidambaram.
The Delhi Congress led by its president Subhash Chopra took out a march from the party office on DDU Marg to Ambedkar Stadium where they garlanded a portrait of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and then moved forward to the Rajghat to pay homage at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot targeted BJP, saying those who were “informers” of British during the freedom movement were questioning the legacy of the Congress.
Gehlot, while addressing party workers at an event in Jaipur, said the Constitution is “under threat and voice of democracy is being trampled” in the country.
The Gujarat unit of Congress took out a march from Sabarmati Ashram to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ahmedabad.
“On our foundation day, we pledge to launch a fight for the second independence and work to once again make the country what Bapu had dreamt of,” party’s Gujarat in-charge Rajiv Satav said.
In Rajasthan, Deputy CM Sachin Pilot said youth have a great role to play in saving the Constitution. “We have the good fortune to be the oldest political party but have to collectively work to meet the challenges in today’s perspective.