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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi leads anti-govt fast, BJP dubs it 'farce'

Speaking at the Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the government

Congress president Rahul Gandhi speaking  at 84th Plenary session of Indian National Congress in New Delhi
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Congress president Rahul Gandhi speaking at 84th Plenary session of Indian National Congress in New Delhi: BS Photo by Sanjay K Sharma

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday led his party on a nationwide fast targeting the Modi government but a picture of party leaders having ‘chhole-bhature’ before the protest gave the BJP fodder to launch a counter-attack and dub the exercise a “farce” and “joke on Dalits”.

Rahul Gandhi, whose party had announced the fast over a variety of issues including alleged caste and communal violence, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “anti-Dalit”.

In another apparent embarrassment, the Congress had to ask anti-Sikh riots accused Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler to stay away from dais at Rajghat, where the fast