The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold protests in Mumbai and across Maharashtra on Saturday to protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from Lok Sabha after being convicted in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark.

BJP Mumbai president and MLA Ashish Shelar told media that by commenting on the “surname Modi”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi insulted the OBC community. “We condemn him. The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold an agitation across the state on Saturday (March 25) to mark a protest. The agitation will be led by BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule in all the six Lok Sabha constituencies in Mumbai. Also, all the BJP leaders along with large number of BJP office bearers will participate in the agitations.”