The many unique protests of India
In a bid to highlight the issue of high gas prices in India, Trinamool MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar bit into a raw brinjal. She asked during a discussion in Lok Sabha, “Does the government want us to eat raw vegetables?”
During the anti-farm laws agitation, former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal distributed wheat stalks to lawmakers to invoke sympathy for the farmers protesting against the three farm laws.
During the same farmer’s agitation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi drove a tractor to the Parliament as a sign of protest against the three farm laws. He said, “I’ve brought the farmers’ message to Parliament. The government is suppressing the voices of farmers and not letting a discussion take place in Parliament. “They’ll have to repeal these black laws.”
The man who is known for his unique styles of protest, Telegu Desam Party’s former MP Naramalli Sivaprasad dressed as Adolf Hitler in 2018. Dressed up as Hitler, Sivaprasad wanted to send prime minister Narendra Modi the message that he should not “follow” Hitler’s footsteps.
Last year, Rahul Gandhi led a bicycle rally with other Opposition MPs towards the Parliament. The Opposotion leaders were protesting against fuel price hike.
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