Bengaluru, Aug 4 || The Congress party has postponed its protest event, led by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, to August 8 in view of the demise of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren. The protest was originally scheduled to be held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on August 5.
Speaking to reporters at Freedom Park on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar made the announcement. “The scheduled programme stands committed; it is only postponed by three days due to the demise of our honourable leader and former CM Shibu Soren, who had a long-standing association with the Congress party. He was one of the key leaders of our INDIA bloc,” he said.
The rescheduled protest will be held on August 8 in Bengaluru. The press conference by Rahul Gandhi regarding the alleged election fraud, which was to be held prior to the protest, has also been postponed. Details of the new schedule will be shared later, Shivakumar added.
“Rahul Gandhi will explain many things to the nation,” he remarked.