Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has actually implicated the administration of trying to avoid his suggested interaction with trainees in Prayagraj on August 8, declaring that the authorities were attempting to block the program since they feared trainees’ voices.
< source media ="(min-width:768px)" alt ="Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit on August 8. (FILE PHOTO)" > < img src ="https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2026/08/06/400x225/Congress-leader-Rahul-Gandhi-is-scheduled-to-visit_1786045948074.jpg"alt ="Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit on August 8. (FILE PHOTO)"title ="Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit on August 8. (FILE PHOTO)"width ="360"height ="202"loading ="eager">The Congress leader fired the salvo as a political fight brewed over his check out to Prayagraj. For its part, the Congress firmly insisted that the trainee interaction program,’Chhatron Ki Goonj’, will go on regardless of KP Trust, a personal organization, cancelling the location reservation on Wednesday, mentioning an Allahabad High Court order and possible disturbance of scholastic activities. The proposed program is anticipated to concentrate on trainee concerns and youth issues.
” Ever because I chose to check out Prayagraj to listen to the trainees, the administration has actually been attempting to obstruct my program in every possible method. It is clear– they hesitate even of the trainees’ definite voice. I stand with the trainees. No matter how hard the federal government attempts, it can not stop me from raising the trainees’ voice,” Gandhi composed on X on Thursday afternoon.
“Students at Allahabad University are defending their future versus charge walkings and seat cuts. Rather of listening to them, the administration is submitting FIRs versus them. The Modi federal government’s policy is to reduce the voices of the youth; ask concerns and face lathi-charges, demonstration and face legal cases, raise your voice and face pellet weapons,” he stated.
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai, who has actually been camping in Prayagraj for the previous 2 days, asserted that the program would be held as arranged.
He preserved that the celebration had actually gotten the required approval on July 30 after finishing all needed rules, consisting of the recommended deposits.
“Rahul Gandhi will come and the occasion will be performed at the location and time chose due to the fact that our kids and their problems are of utmost significance. We followed procedure for approval consisting of deposits and got the authorization on July 30,” he stated.
“We have actually chosen and it is now approximately the administration to take a call. They blocked the trainee discussion in Dehradun and intentionally kept the occasion of a vocalist at the exact same place allocated to us. Later on our program was held and (it was) an effective one. At Prayagraj, it will be the most significant event of trainees and Rahul Gandhi will connect with them. It is not a political occasion,” stated Rai, who went to fulfill regional administrative authorities throughout the day.
Rai stated the administration had actually been notified beforehand and revealed self-confidence that the program would be held in harmony and as prepared.
“We informed the administration about our choice,” he stated.
He kept that the program would not be a political rally and stated there would be no celebration flags or political activities, with the focus staying on trainees’ issues.
Rahul Gandhi is arranged to leave New Delhi at 2 pm on August 8 and reach Prayagraj by 3.15 pm. He will be at Anand Bhavan till 6.15 pm and after that reach KP Ground for the trainee discussion, according to the program shared by UP Congress at an interview in Prayagraj.
Rai implicated the BJP federal government of pursuing anti-youth policies and protecting the declared “paper leakage mafia”.
Previously on Wednesday, in a letter released by acting KP Trust chairman Chaudhary Jitendra Nath Singh, the trust mentioned that the college principal had actually notified it about the Allahabad High Court’s August 14, 2025 order, which worried that scholastic activities ought to not be interrupted.
The trust stated the program might impact classes of trainees from 2 schools running on the school. It likewise mentioned the continuous monsoon, specifying that the play area might be harmed by the occasion and would need time to end up being functional once again.
The trust asked the organisers to gather the transferred reservation quantity from its workplace and recommended that such programs be arranged throughout vacations or after the rainy season.
The KP Trust has actually not provided any declaration beyond the cancellation letter.
Following the advancement, celebration leaders approached the district administration.
Ajay Rai, Allahabad MP Ujjwal Raman Singh and other senior celebration leaders satisfied district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma at his camp workplace on Thursday to talk about plans for the program.
Senior administrative and authorities authorities, consisting of extra deputy commissioner of cops Ajay Pal Sharma, existed throughout the conference. Conversations centred on the proposed place, administrative consents, security plans and law-and-order management for the occasion.
Congress agents advised authorities to assist in the smooth conduct of the occasion, which is anticipated to draw in a great deal of trainees and celebration employees. Authorities examined crowd management procedures, security implementation and other logistical plans. Individuals acquainted with the matter stated a decision on the location and consents would be taken by the administration after taking a look at all appropriate elements.
Haseeb Ahmed, the Congress district media representative, stated the celebration’s state president Ajay Rai satisfied Prayagraj authorities commissioner Piyush Mordia to look for approval for holding the occasion at KP ground. “The authorities commissioner has actually asked us to get an NOC from the KP Trust which owns the ground. Chairman of the Trust Chaudhary Jitendra Nath Singh has actually looked for time to consult his legal representative before taking a contact permitting the occasion in their ground,” he stated.
No authorities of the district administration was readily available for discuss the problem.
Siddharth Nath Singh, BJP MLA from Allahabad West and previous Uttar Pradesh minister, stated the concern was in between a personal organization and the Congress.
“Where does the federal government enter this? If the Congress has actually any composed or spoken proof that the federal government got Rahul Gandhi’s program cancelled, it ought to produce it,” he stated, according to a PTI report.