Mega Congress Protest Today Against Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification As MP

The Congress called Rahul Gandhi's disqualification a "conspiracy" to silence the leader, who has been dogged in his attacks on Prime Minister NarendraModi.

The Congress will hold a day-long satyagraha across the country today to protest party leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha.

In Delhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will stage the protest at Raj Ghat.

The Congress called Rahul Gandhi's disqualification a "conspiracy" to silence the leader, who has been dogged in his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has been the de facto head of the main opposition party for nearly a decade.

A combative Rahul Gandhi yesterday hit out at the Prime Minister over his disqualification and used a Veer Savarkar reference to answer why he didn't apologise over his remarks in London and during the defamation trial in which he was convicted.