New Delhi, December 14: Indian National Congress Party on Saturday organised Bharat Bachao rally to targeted Modi government over several issues. Speaking at the event, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over unemployment, poverty, and distress in the farm sector. She also urged "people to raise their voice". 'Bharat Bachao' Rally: Indian Economy Wrecked, Modi's Ministers Are 'Clueless', Says P Chidambaram.

"We see 'Modi hai to mumkin hai' everywhere. Truth is, with BJP, onion price rise 'mumkin hai'; with BJP, the highest unemployment rate in 45 years 'mumkin hai'; with BJP, destruction of 4 crore jobs 'mumkin hai'," she said. 'Economy in ICU, Democracy Murdered,' Tweets Rahul Gandhi Ahead of Bharat Bachao Rally in New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan.

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"I'd like to tell every citizen of this country - raise your voice. You love this country, become its voice. If we don't raise our voice, stay back in the darkness of fear and lies even in these circumstances, and stay quiet then our Constitution will be destroyed," Priyanka said.

"Bharat Bachao Rally" is organised against the rising crime against women, unemployment, poverty, distress in the farm and industrial sectors and passage of controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill became an Act after Presidential nod on Thursday.

Apart from Priyanka Gandhi, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot, and other top leaders, including Congress Working Committee members, are present at the event.

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