PANJIM: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) on Wednesday held a day-long ‘Maun Satyagraha’ (silent protest) at Azad Maidan, Panjim in protest against the disqualification of party’s former President Rahul Gandhi from Parliament following his conviction in the Modi surname defamation case.
The Congress leaders wore black bands on their mouths to symbolically convey that freedom of speech has been stifled by the BJP and to express solidarity with Gandhi.
Speaking to reporters, GPCC President Amit Patkar said that ‘Maun Satyagraha’ was staged across the country in support of Rahul Gandhi.
