Congress launches Satyagraha protest against Rahul Gandhi disqualification | Watch

To protest Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha, the Congress launched a day-long Sankalp Satyagraha in all states on Sunday. The Delhi Police denied permission for the party to observe the protest at Delhi’s Raj Ghat, the memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, but a large number of party workers gathered outside the venue.

Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a satyagraha at Raj Ghat. Asking if a martyred prime minister's son can insult the country, Priyanka Gandhi said, "This is an insult to that prime minister who gave his life." Senior leaders KC Venugopal, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid, and Jairam Ramesh, among others were among the party's top brass taking part in the satyagraha.

The satyagraha began at 10 am and is likely to go on till 5 pm. Satyagraha is a form of civil disobedience for the truth.