Bilaspur: Congress rally in Chhattisgarh’s Bilapur ended into chaos as the stage broke down. The Mashal Shanti rally was organized by the Congress party to protest against the disqualification o Rahul Gandhi as a member of Lok Sabha. The rally started from Gandhi Chowk and reached Devkindan Chowk via main road of the city.
The rally began with a good note, but ended in total chaos. The incident occurred when the State President Mohan Makram was addressing the workers and overcrowding on the stage caused the collapse. Several leaders fell rom the stage and many leaders were injured. State in-charge Chandan Yadav, MLA Shailesh Pandey, and District President Vijay Kesarwani also fell from the stage.
Earlier on March 31, Congress organized a torch rally in Jagdalpur, where eight Congress workers were burnt due to a fire. The workers suffered burns on various parts of their bodies including, hands, face, and feet.