Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi to meet CJI over curbs after SIR protests; allege 'undeclared Emergency'

Bengaluru: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will meet the Chief Justice of India on Monday to seek his intervention on the curbs imposed in the wake of widespread protests over SIR.

"We will continue our fight. Tomorrow, we are also going to meet the Chief Justice of India. I have written a letter, and Shri Rahul Gandhi has also written a letter," Kharge told the media in Bengaluru.

"We have scheduled a meeting between 4 and 5 PM, during which we will apprise him of the situation. We cannot demand anything from him, but we will place our concerns before him with folded hands and request his intervention," he added.


Alleging that the Centre had created "chaos across the country," Kharge said, "The Prime Minister and the Home Minister have created chaos across the country. An undeclared Emergency is prevailing, and we will continue to fight against it."

He claimed heavy security deployment ahead of the protests showed the government's unease. "Yesterday, nearly 32,000 police personnel and 7,500 CRPF personnel were deployed. This itself shows how much fear the government has of the youth agitation," he said.

"As I have already stated, roads were blocked, communication channels were disrupted, access to the airport was restricted, and mobile networks were shut down. All this demonstrates that the government does not want democracy to function peacefully in India," Kharge said.

"We will continue our fight to protect democracy and the constitutional rights of the people," he added.