Jitendra Awad, former minister and MLA from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has put up posters and placards in Thane city, expressing support for Rahul Gandhi. The Gandhi scion has been receiving support amidst the nationwide backlash following his suspension as a Member of Parliament.
𝗡𝗖𝗣 𝗠𝗟𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗹'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
The placards in Thane bear the message "This country will not tolerate politics of revenge," and it appears that they indirectly criticise the central government. Additionally, the signs feature the hashtag "We stand with Rahul Gandhi."
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗔𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗱
Jitendra Awhad, reacting to the pictures of poster doing rounds on social media, said: "Everyone has to come forward and fight to save the democracy in the country. Only Congress ideas can save this country..Parties may be different but if democracy is being strangled, everyone has to come together and fight."
𝗥𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗶'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗣
On April 13th, 2019, Rahul Gandhi conducted a public gathering in Kolar, Karnataka where he criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the rally, he made a direct comparison between Modi and Nirav Modi as well as Lalit Modi, who all share the same last name. Rahul had questioned why individuals involved in illicit activities share the Modi surname. However, this remark has resulted in legal repercussions for him, as he has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Surat court.
After being granted bail, he has been given 30 days to appeal the decision in the High Court. The ramifications of his imprisonment have been widespread, with his Lok Sabha membership being revoked. Consequently, Congress functionaries and workers have started protesting aggressively.
