Congress' mega rally against price rise rescheduled from Aug 28 to Sept 4

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The Congress' mega rally against price rise at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan is being rescheduled from August 28 to September 4 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, said the party's key spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday.

In a tweet, the Congress general secretary in-charge of communications wrote, "Due to the prevailing #COVID19 situation, the Congress party’s Mehangai Par Halla Bol Rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, is being rescheduled from Aug 28th to Sept 4th."

The 'Halla Bol' rally has been planned as a culmination of the grand old party's nationwide protest meetings against price rise being organised in all Assembly constituencies. The series of interactive “Mehangai Chaupal” meetings are being held between August 17 and 23 in mandis, retail markets and other locations in all assembly constituencies.

Earlier this month, the Congress had launched a massive protest against unemployment and price rise when top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, took to the streets in black clothes and clashed with police.

At the time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had labelled it as the party's bid to use black magic on citizens.

Meanwhile, the rescheduling of the mega rally comes close on the heels of senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad declined to head the Campaign Committee for Jammu and Kashmir hours after he was appointed to the post by party chief Sonia Gandhi.

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