Priyanka Gandhi along with senior congress leaders sits on protest to slam police action at Jamia
New Delhi : Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has come out on the streets of Delhi to sit on a protest at the India Gate in solidarity with the students of Jamia Milia Islamia University in Delhi and those in Aligarh Muslim University, who faced brutal police action on Sunday.
Priyanka Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal, Sushmita Dev and a group of other senior leaders sat at the India Gate with playcards on Monday evening.
Priyanka Gandhi was seen holding a placard that read, “Stop attacks on young students.”
“This is a government that has attacked the rights of youths and students of the country. That is why Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders have decided to sit on a symbolic protest at the India Gate from 4 pm for the next 2 hours,” said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.
“The government has attacked the Constitution and the students. They attacked students after entering the university,” Vadra told reporters here.
