As part of the Congress call to resist "gross misuse of power by the Modi government", party activists participated in nationwide protests held at Enforcement Directorate offices in state capitals and Central Government offices in districts across the country.
A political showdown erupted between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.
West Bengal Minorities Commission Chairman Ahmed Hassan Imran on Wednesday condemned the violent protests against the Waqf Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where three people have died.
AIADMK women workers on Wednesday staged a protest against state minister K Ponmudy's alleged derogatory and "vulgar" remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is continuously provoking people over the Waqf Amendment Act.
On Tuesday, the ED filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey and others, including several firms.
Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) on Tuesday condemned "violent" incidents that erupted in Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal during the protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the protest is a democratic right, but violence is treason."
Several Congress workers have been detained by the police in various states as they are holding nationwide agitation against the Central government after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.
The Congress workers held a protest against the Centre after the ED (Enforcement Directorate) filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in connection with the National Herald. It was led by State Congress President Bhakta Charan Das.
Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police of Cachar district said that, on April 13 at about 09:30 am, about 300 persons assembled at Berenga village under Silchar police station and began a march towards Silchar town to protest against Waqf (Amendment) Act.