Anti-CAA protests: Top Congress leaders meet to take stock

A meeting of Congress core group on Thursday took place at party's interim president Sonia Gandhi's residence here over unrest across the country on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The meeting came in the midst of widespread protests across the national capital over the citizenship amendment law that saw the shutting down of the internet, metro stations and traffic jams at a number of places.

New Delhi: In view of protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act, top Congress leaders on Thursday got together and discussed the prevailing situation in the country, including the national capital, at party chief Sonia Gandhi's residence.

Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, A K Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Shakti Singh Gohil, and many other leaders also attended the meeting.

Talking to media, Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said, "Everyone should stand against the methods that are being used by the government to suppress the youth's voice. This is a national issue and not a political one. Modi government firstly knocked down the economy and now is trying to bring down the social fabrication of India."

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said, "It's sad what is happening in our nation. It is against the ideologies of our forefathers- B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. People who are protesting peacefully are being attacked which is very unfortunate."

"BJP government is trying to hide their inefficiencies and is running away from the real issues like unemployment and economic crises," said AICC State in-charge of Bihar Shaktisinh Gohil.

When BJP leader Smriti Irani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to produce their degrees, then how can they expect poor people to bring the required documents, added Gohil.