Dressed in black, Opposition MPs stage protest over Adani issue, Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification

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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and fellow Opposition MPs protest over the Adani Group issue at Parliament House complex during Budget Session, in New Delhi on Monday, March 27, 2023..

The MPs wore black in protest against the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha..

Wearing black clothes, several Opposition MPs on March 27 took out a march from parliament to Vijay Chowk to protest against the government over the Adani issue and Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha...

The protesters, including Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, gathered near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament complex and raised slogans against the government...

Trinamool Congress, which has so far stayed away from opposition protests, joined the sit-in on Monday.. Earlier, MPs of various Opposition parties, including Congress, TMC, BRS, and SP, met at the Parliament complex to discuss a strategy to take forward the Adani issue as well as Rahul Gandhi's disqualification matter in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha..

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