Rahul Gandhi says more will take to the streets to end Modi’s corruption-ridden rule

After the Congress, led by its President Rahul Gandhi, hit the streets on Friday, October 26, across the country over the government's move to divest the powers of CBI Director Alok Verma, he took to Twitter to appreciate and thank all those who had taken to the streets to fight the injustice and corruption.

Acknowledging the hundreds who took to the street around the country, Gandhi said more will come out on the streets to say ‘No’ to corruption, injustice and the strong arm techniques of the Modi government to ensure that the CBI doesn’t investigate the Rafale scam.

Gandhi promised and assured that everyone would come together to fight the corruption that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands for.

Earlier, on Friday, October 26, the Congress-led protests were joined by opposition leaders such as TMC's Rajya Sabha member Nadimul Haque, the CPI's D Raja and the Loktantrik Janata Dal's Sharad Yadav.

Later, Gandhi and other leaders were taken to the Lodhi Colony police station in a police bus. Randeep Surjewala tweeted that Gandhi and others have been arrested.

"Rahul Gandhi's arrest by an autocratic Modi government won't deter or cow millions of Congress workers from exposing the dismantling of the CBI to hide the Rafale scam," he said.

Ashok Gehlot said the Congress was staging protests outside CBI offices throughout the country with the demand that Alok Verma be reinstated.

Later, the leaders were let off. Gandhi told reporters outside the police station that Modi put Rs 30,000 crore in the "pocket" of industrialist Anil Ambani.

"The Prime Minister can run and run but cannot hide from truth. The truth will come out. The Prime Minister acted out of fear and panic (on the issue). The Prime Minister cannot give a rupee in waiver for farmers. Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi, Lalit Modi all fled. Anil Ambani will also flee.

"The reality is that the Prime Minister has indulged in corruption. Chowkidhar chor hai," Rahul Gandhi asserted.