Sonia Gandhi leads Congress march against 'intolerance'

3 Nov 2015 6:46 PM IST

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, center in blue leads a march of party leaders to the Presidential palace in New Delhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday had met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi
The Congress accused the Modi government of "unleashing a sinister campaign" to create social and communal tension
Police had severely barricaded the route of the march and deployed a large number of personnel
Top Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, Kapil Sibal, RPN Singh, Rajiv Shukla, AK Antony took part in the march
After the march reached Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sonia handed over a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in checking incidents which are causing social divide
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also led the march along with Sonia Gandhi
The Congress party appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the repeated instances of 'intolerance' in the country

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, center in blue leads a march of party leaders to the Presidential palace in New Delhi