Congress out in full force to protest price rise, unemployment and GST

Congress interim president & MP Sonia Gandhi leads protest of party MPs against inflation and unemployment, in Parliament. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

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   Congress workers and leaders staged protests in the national capital Friday against price rise, unemployment and GST. (Express Photo)

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   Clothed in black, the protesters marched from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan. They are also expected to surround the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

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   Congress president Sonia Gandhi led the protests. Party leader Rahul Gandhi was present too. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

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   Ahead of the protest, the Delhi Police shot off a letter to the party on Wednesday denying permission for the march. There was heavy police deployment across the capital. (Express Photo)

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   Section 144 has been imposed across New Delhi, except in Jantar Mantar. (Express Photo)

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   At the protest, Congress workers and leaders carried posters reading "Modi hai toh Mehengai hai". This picture was taken outside the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. (Express Photo)

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   Congress workers were heard raising slogans of "Sachin Pilot Zindabad" as the Rajasthan Congress leader arrived at the AICC headquarters to join the protest. (Express Photo)

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   Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil told the media, "Our fight is against price rise and high expenses" (Express Photo)

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   Punjab Congress leaders and workers stage a protest in Sector 15 Chandigarh. (Express Photo)

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   Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi and Sachin Pilot have been detained during Congress party protests. (Express Photo)

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   Congress workers protest against the central government in Lucknow. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

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   Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, wearing black clothes, along with party MPs marches towards Vijay Chowck as part of party’s nationwide protest. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

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   Security has been tightened in several places across the capital. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

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   Congress protest against price rise at Ferozepur road in Ludhiana on Friday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)