Sonia Gandhi leads Congress march against 'intolerance'
Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, center in blue leads a march of party leaders to the Presidential palace in New Delhi- Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday had met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi
- The Congress accused the Modi government of "unleashing a sinister campaign" to create social and communal tension
- Police had severely barricaded the route of the march and deployed a large number of personnel
- Top Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, Kapil Sibal, RPN Singh, Rajiv Shukla, AK Antony took part in the march
- After the march reached Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sonia handed over a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in checking incidents which are causing social divide
- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also led the march along with Sonia Gandhi
- The Congress party appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the repeated instances of 'intolerance' in the country
Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, center in blue leads a march of party leaders to the Presidential palace in New Delhi
Sonia Gandhi leads Congress march against 'intolerance'
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