Gujarat Congress Leaders Stage Silent Protest Outside Sabarmati Ashram in Support of Rahul Gandhi

Ahmedabad, July 12: Senior Congress leaders and party workers in Gujarat on Wednesday staged a "silent" protest outside Sabarmati Ashram here to express solidarity with Rahul Gandhi after Gujarat High Court refused to stay his conviction in a defamation case and to expose the BJP's "conspiracy".

Newly-appointed Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil, legislative party leader Amit Chavda, senior leaders Bharatsinh Solanki and Siddharth Patel along with hundreds of party workers gathered outside the Ashram in the afternoon. Rain Fury in India: Modi Government Releases Rs 7,532 Crore to 22 States Under Disaster Response Funds.

The protesters held placards with messages like, "Rahul Gandhi Says, Don't Be Afraid", "Desh Ki Shaan mein, Deshbhakt Maidaan Mein" and "Na Darenge, Na Jhukenge" etc. They claimed BJP has broken all norms of democracy to keep Rahul Gandhi out of Parliament. "This silent satyagraha is against this conspiracy of BJP," Congress leaders said. Nepal National Abuses Air India Crew, Breaks Lavatory Door After Taking Off From Toronto; Case Registered.

Gohil said common people also joined the "maun satyagrah" programme.

A metropolitan magistrate's court in Surat in March convicted Rahul Gandhi of criminal defamation over his "Modi surname" remark and sentenced him to two years in jail.

He was subsequently disqualified as a Lok Sabha member. Observing that "purity in politics" is the need of the hour, the Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the case.

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