Sonia, Rahul, Manmohan court arrest outside Parliament in anti-govt protest

May 06, 2016 11:18

Congress begins its 'Loktantra Bachaao' march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. Ahead of the march, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former PM Dr Manmohan Singh addressed crowds talking about the willful crushing of democracy under the Modi government. The three leaders said the government was murdering democracy and was turning a blind eye to the condition of the poor, especially farmers.

Sonia, Rahul and Dr Singh court arrest at Parliament Street police station. They were stopped at the barricade and courted arrest after they were stopped from walking towards Parliament as they had violated prohibitory orders.

The BJP has been protesting at the Gandhi statue outside Parliament House.

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