‘Urge Congress workers protesting my convoy attack to help flood victims instead,’ says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress Party on Saturday staged protests across the nation over attack on party vice president Rahul Gandhi’s convoy in Gujarat on Friday.

The Congress workers staged protests in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal and Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai.

Gujarat: Congress workers hold protest in Ahmedabad against attack on the party VP Rahul Gandhi’s convoy. pic.twitter.com/LZ6qmjm4Oz

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Congress holds protest against attack on Rahul Gandhi’s convoy: protesters detained in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/Slw5qeJ0VD

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In Ghatkopar, the Mumbai Youth Congress workers threw flowers inside Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office and shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

Rahul’s car was attacked on Friday when he was on his way to the helipad after visiting the flood-hit areas in Gujarat.

Earlier in the day, Rahul cornered Prime Minister Modi and said it was BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) way of politics.

“In yesterday’s incident, BJP workers threw a stone at me which hit my personal security officer (PSO). This is Prime Minister Modi and BJP-RSS’s way of politics. What can I say?” Rahul told media.

Indirectly referring to Prime Minister, Rahul …read more