New Delhi, April 27: The Indian Youth Congress and the NSUI staged protests in Delhi on Monday against US President Donald Trump for sharing a social media post on birthright citizenship that described India as a “hellhole”.
The Youth Congress workers took out a protest march in central Delhi. Several members were detained while attempting to march towards the US embassy.
Addressing a gathering, the Youth Congress’ Delhi unit president, Akshay Lakra, slammed Trump, claiming that he has been making disparaging remarks against India, and that the statement he shared was an insult to the country, which “would not be tolerated”. “President Trump has been making various remarks against India daily and has also been issuing bizarre orders,” Lakra said “PM Modi’s friendship with him may be a personal matter, but if anyone speaks against the country, the Youth Congress, which has stood against them in the past, will continue to do so,” he said.
During the protest, the police detained many protesters, citing concerns over law and order. “The place where they were protesting is not a designated place. To maintain law and order, we have detained 10 to 15 people. No one will be allowed to breach the law and order situation,” a police officer said.
The NSUI, the youth wing of the Congress, also gathered hundreds of its members near its head office in the national capital in protest against Trump.
Police personnel, who were deployed in large numbers, stopped the demonstrators near the NSUI office as they attempted to march towards the US Embassy. (PTI)
