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Congress announces rally against price rise on August 28, a day after Modi’s black magic remark

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s black magic barb at the Congress for wearing black clothes during their August 5 protests, the principal Opposition party announced a series of programmes against price rise that culiminate in Mehangai Par Halla Bol rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on August 28.

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today also took to Twitter to slam Mr Modi over his “black magic” comments and said that the dognity of the Prime Minister’s post should not be lowered.

“Prime Minister can’t see price rise? Unemployment isn’t visible? Stop lowering the dignity of the Prime Minister’s post and misleading the country by talking about superstitious things like ‘black magic’ to hide your black deeds, Prime Minister-ji,” Mr. Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

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