New Delhi, December 21: The Indian National Congress (INC) leaders will hold Dharna on Rajghat on Sunday against the Citizenship amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The protest will start from 2 pm and will continue till 8 pm. According to reports, Congress' interim President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will also take part in the dharna. AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has already voiced her opinion on the anti-CAA protests and lashed at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for crushing dissent. Sonia Gandhi Accuses Modi Govt of Using 'Brute Force' to Suppress Dissent Against Citizenship Amendment Act.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi yesterday, on Friday, had issued a video message and condemned the Narendra Modi government over the crackdown launched by police in BJP-ruled states against the anti-CAA protesters. Gandhi, in her message, accused the Centre of attempting to suppress the voices of dissent emerging against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Anti-CAA Protests Turn Violent in Old Delhi, Protesters Torch Car in Daryaganj Area And Vandalise Public Property.

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"In a democracy people have right to raise their voice against policies of government and register their concerns. BJP government has shown utter disregard for people’s voices and chosen to use brute force to suppress dissent," Gandhi said.

Gandhi, in her message, said the Congress party would continue its in-principle objection to the CAA and back all forms of peaceful demonstrations across the nation. The citizenship law, she said, is a precursor to the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizenship (NRC) which would end up turning scores of underprivileged Indians and minorities vulnerable.

The anti-CAA protests have engulfed several states and has led to the loss of lives of at least a dozen protestors, said reports. Sector 144 has been imposed in several districts in Uttar Pradesh and police is on alert to avoid any violence as protests have turned violent in Lucknow and Delhi over the last two days.

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