Dimapur, November 3 (MExN): The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) and its Dimapur Unit (DCC) today held a protest rally to condemn the “undemocratic detention” of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on November 2.
The Delhi Police, on Wednesday, had detained among others, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, and his deputy Manish Sisodia when they tried to meet the family of Ram Kishan Grewal, a veteran who committed suicide over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.
According to an NPCC Media Cell press note, during the protest, NPCC and DCC members proceeded from Congress Bhavan, Dimapur till DC’s Court Junction from where, they marched in protest till the DC’s complex.
The party submitted a memorandum addressed to the President of India through the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur voicing protest over the ‘undemocratic detention of Rahul Gandhi and other leaders.’ The memo was handed over to Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur by a team led by NPCC President K Therie along with DCC Dimapur President Kughato S Aye and other party dignitaries.
“Congress women and men are deeply pained to see the undemocratic and illegitimate action of the NDA Government in detaining Rahul Gandhi and other leaders,” stated NPCC in its memo, released to media here. “We are deeply embarrassed and ashamed before the World by the senseless display of police” it said.
Paying homage to the martyr and comforting the bereaved family members is not a crime, the NPCC contended, while adding that, “there are tens of Lakhs; more Subedar Ram Kishan Grewals, who are mentally driven to the point of no return.”
Maintaining that the delay in operating of OROP scheme is nothing more than an anti-veteran policy towards the jawans and their dependents, the party alleged in its memo that, Grewal gave his life for tomorrow “unable to bear lethargy of NDA Government.” The “undemocratic detention” of non-BJP political leaders while on peaceful humanitarian duty has once again raised the “ugly head of the intolerance” bred by the BJP Government, it accused. “The action is gross violation of the freedom of expression,” it said.
Condemning the action of the government, the NPCC asked the President of India to issue “advisory note” to the Prime Minister with direction “to behave in accordance to the decorum of the Constitution.”
