<p>Four Congress workers were injured in a clash with the police in Imphal during a candlelight march over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Parliament, officials said.</p>.<p>State Congress president K Meghachandra said that party workers, including women, had assembled near Kangla Gate on Thursday night for a candlelight march but were stopped by the police.</p>.<p>"Not just tear gas shells but smoke bombs were thrown at the protesters," he alleged.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/congress-launches-youth-campaign-in-karnataka-1205149.html" target="_blank">Congress launches youth campaign in Karnataka</a></strong></p>.<p>"How is a candlelight march a harmful activity?" he questioned.</p>.<p>A huge contingent of police was deployed in the area as Congress workers gathered for the march. A scuffle between the two sides broke out after a woman Congress worker pushed a female police officer, officials said.</p>.<p>The injured Congress workers were admitted to a government hospital, and their conditions were stated to be stable.</p>.<p>Last week, the Lok Sabha Secretariat disqualified Gandhi as MP from Wayanad in Kerala, a day after a Gujarat court convicted him in the 2019 criminal defamation case for his remark, "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?"</p>
<p>Four Congress workers were injured in a clash with the police in Imphal during a candlelight march over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Parliament, officials said.</p>.<p>State Congress president K Meghachandra said that party workers, including women, had assembled near Kangla Gate on Thursday night for a candlelight march but were stopped by the police.</p>.<p>"Not just tear gas shells but smoke bombs were thrown at the protesters," he alleged.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/congress-launches-youth-campaign-in-karnataka-1205149.html" target="_blank">Congress launches youth campaign in Karnataka</a></strong></p>.<p>"How is a candlelight march a harmful activity?" he questioned.</p>.<p>A huge contingent of police was deployed in the area as Congress workers gathered for the march. A scuffle between the two sides broke out after a woman Congress worker pushed a female police officer, officials said.</p>.<p>The injured Congress workers were admitted to a government hospital, and their conditions were stated to be stable.</p>.<p>Last week, the Lok Sabha Secretariat disqualified Gandhi as MP from Wayanad in Kerala, a day after a Gujarat court convicted him in the 2019 criminal defamation case for his remark, "How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?"</p>