Bantwal, Dec 17, 2019: The Congress staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at BC Road on December 17, Tuesday under the leadership of former minister B Ramanatha Rai.
Addressing the protestors, Ramanatha Rai said the nation’s harmony has been disrupted through the Act. The policies pursued by Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not right, Rai said adding the government was pro-rich and pro-capitalist. Running the administration on communal lines is not a good sign, he said.
Congress leader and advocate Sudhir Kumar, Panemangalore Block Congress President Sudeep Kumar Shetty, ZP members and several party leaders participated in the protest.