Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (August 15) announced that another 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' rally will take place on August 22 in Pune.
He stated in a post on X that this edition of the event will be exclusively for girls.
The Congress leader posted on social media a video showing his conversation with a group of protesters who said they were subjected to police “brutality” and “harassment” during the July 20 march to Parliament, held to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability over exam paper leaks.
“The courage and resilience with which India’s youth have stood firm against Prime Minister Narendra Modi violent regime, demanding accountability, is commendable. They raised their voices with peace, love and humour,” Rahul wrote in his post sharing the video.
“I am proud of every single young person — especially the girls who faced the BJP goons’ misbehaviour, verbal abuse and violence, even being forced to apologise to the Prime Minister. But now their voices cannot be silenced,” he added.
Announcing the Pune meeting, Rahul said, "But now their (girls) voices cannot be silenced. “Now the girls will speak, and the country will listen,” Rahul declared while sharing the video, where he can be seen interacting with four girls and two boys who took part in the protests in Delhi and Mumbai.
On August 22, Chhatron Ki Goonj will be held in Pune, and this edition of the event will be exclusively for girls.