Manipur: Congress workers injured in clash with police during protest over Rahul's disqualification

Four Congress workers were injured in a clash with the police in Imphal during a candlelight march over Rahul Gandhis disqualification from Parliament, officials said.State Congress president K Meghachandra said that party workers, including women, had assembled near Kangla Gate on Thursday night for a candlelight march but were stopped by the police.Not just tear gas shells but smoke bombs were thrown at the protesters, he alleged.

Four Congress workers were injured in a clash with the police in Imphal during a candlelight march over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Parliament, officials said.

State Congress president K Meghachandra said that party workers, including women, had assembled near Kangla Gate on Thursday night for a candlelight march but were stopped by the police.

''Not just tear gas shells but smoke bombs were thrown at the protesters,'' he alleged. ''How is a candlelight march a harmful activity?'' he questioned.

A huge contingent of police was deployed in the area as Congress workers gathered for the march. A scuffle between the two sides broke out after a woman Congress worker pushed a female police officer, officials said.

The injured Congress workers were admitted to a government hospital, and their conditions were stated to be stable.

Last week, the Lok Sabha Secretariat disqualified Gandhi as MP from Wayanad in Kerala, a day after a Gujarat court convicted him in the 2019 criminal defamation case for his remark, ''How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?''

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