Rahul Gandhi to address anti-CAA protest rally in Guwahati tomorrow
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address a protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Guwahati on Saturday.
Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday said in Guwahati while addressing a press conference that, Rahul Gandhi will visit Guwahati on December 28 and he will address a protest rally to be held at Khanapara veterinary college playground in Guwahati.
“Rahul Gandhi will join the protest rally as the people of Assam continue their protests against the new citizenship law. He will also pay tributes to the five persons who lost their lives during the anti-CAA protest in Assam and will meet the family members,” Harish Rawat said.
According to the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), the protest rally will be started at around 11 am and Rahul Gandhi will join the rally at around 1 pm.
After the rally, Rahul Gandhi will meet the family members of two deceased persons at Hatigaon area in Guwahati and Chhaygaon area in Kamrup district.
Five people died and several others were injured in the violence during the anti-CAA protests in Assam.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora said: “He (Rahul) will pay tributes to the people who died during the anti-CAA protests. He will also meet the family members of two deceased persons named 17-year-old Sam Stafford and Dipanjal Das. Rahul Gandhi will fly back to Delhi by 5-20 pm."
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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