The Congress has rescheduled its ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally to September 4, owing to the “prevailing COVID-19 situation” in Delhi. The party was earlier scheduled to hold the rally against inflation on August 28 at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital.

“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 August 28th to September 4th,” tweeted Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi  tested positive for COVID-19 again. She had contracted COVID-19 in early June as well and was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for eight days.

Last week, the party in a statement said they will take its fight forward with a series of protests against the price rise and unemployment in the coming weeks.

“The party will organise several ‘Mehangai Chaupal’ interactive meetings at Mandis, retail markets and other locations in all the Assembly constituencies from 17th to 23rd August 2022,” the party had said.

Earlier this month, the Congress had held a nationwide agitation on August 5 against the BJP-led Central government over price rice and several other issues.

In its statement, the party said alleged that the people of India were suffering because of the Modi government’s economic mismanagement.

“Inflation was being exacerbated by higher taxes on essential goods like curd, buttermilk, and packaged foodgrains, while the transfer of public assets to crony capitalists and the introduction of the misguided Agnipath scheme were making a bad employment situation worse,” Ramesh had said in the statement.

“The Indian National Congress will continue to spread awareness about these anti-people policies among the people and increase pressure on the BJP government to change course,” he said.