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JAMMU: The Congress’ campaign following Rahul Gandhi’s “hasty disqualification” from the Lok Sabha is meant to safeguard democracy in the country, senior leader Ajay Maken said on Tuesday.
The former Union minister also reiterated the party’s demand for setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe into the allegations against the Adani Group.
“Our fight is not for Rahul (Gandhi) but it is meant to safeguard democracy in the country. We will continue our protest to safeguard the interests of the common citizens, who are becoming victims,” Maken told reporters at the Congress’ headquarters here.
Flanked by senior party leaders, including Pradesh Congress Committee chief Vikar Rasool Wani, working president Raman Bhalla and chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, Maken said Gandhi is not fighting to gain control of power but to defend the country’s democratic institutions and its people.
Pressing for a JPC probe into the Adani issue, Maken said the government should respect the joint demand of the opposition as JPCs were set up twice in the past by previous regimes to make things clear.