Congress' 'Halla Bol' Rally Rescheduled to 4 Sept Due to COVID: Jairam Ramesh

In August, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders had taken to the streets wearing black to protest against high inflation.

The Congress' 'Halla Bol' rally against price rise at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan has been rescheduled from 28 August to 4 September due to rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital, party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday, 18 August.

Taking to Twitter, the Congress' general secretary incharge of communications said, "Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the Congress party’s Mehangai Par Halla Bol Rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, is being rescheduled from 28 Aug to 4 Sept. The rally will send a powerful message to the insensitive Modi sarkar."

The 'Halla Bol' rally had been planned as the culmination of nationwide protest meetings being undertaken by the Congress against inflation in the country.