Congress asks all MPs to stay in Delhi as Rahul Gandhi announces fresh INDIA bloc protest on October 12

The Congress has asked all its Members of Parliament MPs to remain in Delhi on Monday as the INDIA bloc prepares for another protest against Chief Election Commissioner CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral irregularities and the lsquovote chorirsquo issueLeader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi announced that opposition parties would take to the streets again on October 12 accusing Delhi Police and Bharatiya Janata Party BJP workers of using violence against students and women during Saturdayrsquos protest demanding Kumarrsquos resignationThe INDIA bloc is also planning to submit a memorandum to the Chief Justice of India seeking accountability over the alleged treatment of protesters and the events surrounding the demonstrationRahul Gandhi announces fresh protest on October 12In a series of posts on X Rahul Gandhi criticised the governmentrsquos handling of the protests and accused the police of suppressing dissent He also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ldquoMogambordquo the antagonist played by Amrish Puri in the film Mr IndiaGandhi alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shahrsquos Delhi Police had resorted to intimidation and allowed BJPRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS workers to target protestersAmit Shahrsquos Delhi Police has not only resorted to thuggery itself but is also giving a free hand and encouragement to the real goons of the RSSBJP to perpetrate violence against women and the youth he saidHe added that attempts to suppress young people would intensify their angerAs I had said the more Mogambo Modi and his government try to suppress them the more the anger of Gen Z and the students will intensify Rahul Gandhi saidINDIA bloc to approach Chief JusticeAnnouncing the next round of demonstrations Gandhi said opposition parties and young people would gather in large numbers on MondayOn Monday October 12 the Congress the entire INDIA alliance and the youth of the country will once again take to the streets in large numbers And this time too the voice will resonate across the nationmdashlouder than ever beforeHe also challenged Shah over the police deployment and said the opposition would not withdraw its protestAmitShah bring as many police personnel as you wishmdash10000 20000 or 40000 Summon as many BJPRSS goons as you please We will not be intimidated We will not back down This fight will not stop nowGandhi said opposition representatives would meet Chief Justice Surya Kant on Monday to seek accountability over the alleged violenceOn Monday we will also meet the Chief Justice Surya Kant and demand that the guardians of the law cannot sit with a blindfold on while the Constitution is being torn to shreds and democracy trampled upon on the streets of Delhi he saidCongress alleges attacks on students and protestersIn another post Gandhi accused the government of undermining democratic institutions through alleged electoral malpractice and suppressing dissent He also claimed that students were assaulted by police personnel and BJP workers during Saturdayrsquos eventsMogambo Modi has destroyed the foundations of Indias democracy by stealing elections and crushing the voice of the people he saidDescribing the situation in the capital Gandhi wrote This is the scene witnessed in New Delhi today the entire city shut down the internet suspended and students being beaten by both the police and BJP goonsHe further asserted that those allegedly attacked during the protest would receive justice and that those responsible would be held accountableHeavy security and detentions in DelhiDelhi witnessed heightened security barricading and widespread detentions on Saturday as police prevented protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar for the CJPled demonstrationPolice detained CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das after their aircraft landed in the capital Barricades were erected at the Ghazipur border while gates at 45 Metro stations remained closed according to the supplied reportAround 1000 people were detained across Delhi including Aam Aadmi Party AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal CPIM leader Pinarayi Vijayan and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee police saidWith inputs from ANI