Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed gathering at the Talkatora Stadium to launch 'Save the Constitution'.

The Congress campaign came at a time when the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is holding "Gram Swaraj Abhiyan" across the country under which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked party MPs and MLAs to spend a night in Dalit-dominated villages.

The attendees expected to take the message forward, holding similar campaigns in states to reach out to the community members.

Congress's present and former dalit lawmakers attended the event, which is aimed at sensitizing the on the current state of affairs with regard to the community.

'Save the Constitution' campaign is seen as the Congress' effort to reach out to the  Dalit community ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

“Our institutions were gifted to us by our Constitution. The Modi government is now destroying these institutions by appointing RSS ideologues to occupy important positions”.

In his book "Karmayog", PM Modi justifies manual scavenging by calling it a "spiritual experience" for the Valmiki community. This speaks volumes about his anti-Dalit mindset

 He added that Earlier the government's slogan was 'Beti Padhao Beti Bachao' and now the new slogan will be 'BJP Se Beti Bachao'.