The Congress rally at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on Saturday, 14 December, saw several party workers dressed as degree holders, selling pakodas (fried snacks) and tea in an apparent dig at the central government over its failure to provide jobs.
Many wore wind-cheaters with the slogan 'Modi hai to mandi hai' inscribed on them. Several Congress workers also wore onion garlands around their necks to register protest over the vegetable's sky-rocketing price.
The streets leading to the rally venue were dressed with posters and placards of top Congress leaders, including party interim chief Sonia Gandhi, her son and former party chief Rahul Gandhi, her daughter and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The posters also slammed the BJP government over increasing unemployment, farm distress, rising onion prices, spiralling inflation and economic slowdown.