‘Truth is being suppressed’: Rahul Gandhi launches Satyagraha platform for protests

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that truth is being suppressed and that it was his responsibility to ensure this did not happen as he launched the Satyagraha digital platform to consolidate issuebased protests unfolding across the countryHe urged people to register their protests against the government on the Satyagraha platform which he launched a day after the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to ensure help for people wherever truth was being crushedAcross the country people are fighting for their rights and too often fighting alone Gen Z students farmers Adivasis Dalits women every struggle has its own story But a lone voice is often easier to silence Satyagraha is an initiative to bring these voices together on one map he said in a post on XInvoking Mahatma Gandhi the Congress MP said Bapu taught us that truth is our greatest weapon But an even greater weapon is standing together with the truth If you too are fighting against any injustice share your story It will take just two minutesGandhi said their protest will find a place on the Satyagraha map adding You will see who else like you is fighting their own battle And I will do whatever I can in Parliament on the streets through letters wherever I am needed to stand with you As the leader of the opposition that is my responsibility Tell me the story of your Satyagraha he saidIn a video posted along with it the Raebareli MP said As you all know truth is being suppressed all across the country and there are multiple protests happening across the countryNoting that protests on land womens rights Dalit rights OBC rights education and exams are taking place across the country he said We want to help organise these protests put them together on one map and work together with you to see if we can help you resolve what youre fighting for Take a look at the Satyagraha website Fill out the form Enrol your movement on the website and we will try to see how we can support you Well be in touchAs the leader of the opposition its important for me to help people resist where truth is being crushed The truth is important Its important at the highest levels but its important that we fight for it in every corner of the country Gandhi said in his video messageLate evening he put out another post saying Satyagraha went live 9 hours ago Since then more than 10000 people and groups have come forward Thats how many struggles Indians are already fighting quietly convinced that no one was listening He said that however the Congress was listeningWe are listening Every submission will be read Already we see stories in the topics of education corruption social justice farmers labour health womens safety land and environment his post read Gandhi said his team will go through each grievance work out how they can help and reach out where more details are neededWhere any genuine struggle needs to be amplified to be resolved we will do it he said This is only the beginning Satyagraha isnt a oneday campaign It will run for years and it will stand with every andolan big or small Gandhi said thanking people for their support for the causeThank you for speaking up and for standing up for the Constitution he said urging people to tell their story in case they have not yet Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh underscored that the Satyagraha website aims to bring various resistance under a single platform as he slammed the police action on Friday against people protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarYesterday we all witnessed how on Gandhi Jayanti the Home Ministers police displayed barbarity against people peacefully protesting on the path shown by Bapu he said This government formed illegally through stolen votes continued to detain citizens students and Congress workers preventing them from holding peaceful protests even though it is our constitutional rightBut no one is intimidated or suppressed by this The protests continue today as well and people will keep raising their voices he added Ramesh said Rahul Gandhi aims to unite all those voices no matter who is resisting or where Our unity is our greatest strength The Congress Party stands with every citizen or organisation raising their voice against this government he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever