Gujarat Congress leaders held for holding protest march to Raj Bhavan

The Gandhinagar police on Monday detained 20-odd Congress leaders, including Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) chief Amit Chavda, for holding a protest march to the Raj Bhavan here without permission. Leader of Opposition in Assembly, Paresh Dhanani, and a couple of senior Congress legislators were among those detained. Newly appointed GPCC Working President Hardik Patel was conspicuous by his absence. The march was part of the nationwide demonstrations planned for Monday by the Congress to protest against alleged anti-constitutional and anti-democratic behaviour of constitutional authorities which it said were playing into the hands of the BJP. Before the march, the Gujarat Congress chief said: "The constitutional authorities like the Governors, who should act without bias, according to the Constitution of India, safeguarding the values of democracy, are falling into the hands of BJP pressure.governments across the nation. (IANS)

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