Expressing his anguish over police’s action, Gandhi said, “India is a democratic country. It is run by the Constitution and not dictatorship. No one can stop us from raising our voice for social justice and education.”The Congress leader said that his party would continue its fight to secure reservations in private educational institutions across the country. “Bihar police tried to stop me. But they couldn’t do so because youths of the country are behind me,” he told the gathering.He reiterated the party’s three key demands: conducting a caste census, implementing reservations in private educational institutions, and enforcing the SC/ST sub-plan.After Darbhanga, Rahul left for Patna’s party headquarters in Sadaquat Ashram where he watched the movie, Phule.Reacting to Darbhanga district authority’s action to stop Rahul Gandhi to enter Ambedkar Hostel, Congress spokesperson Ajay Dubey said in Patna that the district officials were acting at the behest of BJP-JD(U) led government. “This is not fair as venue was decided much earlier,” he told the media.He alleged that hundreds of students belonging to the SC/ST, OBC and EBC categories were denied entry into Darbhanga by the district officials. “Our leader wants to interact with SC/ST students. What is wrong in it? In a democratic set up, everybody has the liberty to interact with people,” he added.
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