Congress leaders meet President Kovind, raise issue of 'mistreatment' of MPs by cops

The leaders also raised the issue of the Agnipath scheme and said that it should be rolled back

NH Photo by Vipin
NH Photo by Vipin
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A delegation of senior Congress leaders on Monday met President Ram Nath Kovind and raised the issue of alleged ill-treatment of party MPs by police during their protest against the ED questioning of former party chief Rahul Gandhi.


The leaders also raised the issue of the Agnipath scheme and said that it should be rolled back.

Congress leaders meet President Kovind, raise issue of 'mistreatment' of MPs by cops
NH Photo by Vipin
Congress leaders meet President Kovind, raise issue of 'mistreatment' of MPs by cops
NH Photo by Vipin

The Congress delegation comprised Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, senior leaders P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal.

The leaders along with party MPs earlier took out a solidarity march from Parliament House to Vijay chowk, where they were stopped by the Delhi Police.

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