New Delhi: There was a pan-India protest by Congress on Friday against the rising inflation and unemployment in the country.
A protest was held by Congress leaders and workers at the party headquarters led by General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who was detained by the police. After her detention, Priyanka told the Police that it is 'our right to protest and raise the people voice.'
Several Congress workers gathered at the party headquarters since morning and raised slogans against price rise, GST and against the government.
Priyanka Gandhi along with party leader Harish Rawat and others marched out of the Congress office pushing a cart with gas cylinders -- to signal people's frustration over rising cost of cooking gas.
The Congress activists planned to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence.
Congress members broke the first police barricade but were stopped by the security personnel. Priyanka Gandhi staged a sit-in protest outside the party office before she was detained.
The Congress is holding a nationwide protests against price rise and unemployment. A march was also held at the Parliament House where several leaders including Rahul Gandhi were detained. (with UNI inputs)
