Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Congress Protests Detention of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi
Congress members held a protest in Tirupati after several MPs were detained by Delhi police.
The detained leaders included Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
They had been protesting near Jantar Mantar about alleged problems in voter lists.
In Tirupati, Congress members wore black clothes and shouted slogans against the central government.
Their district president said the detention was unfair.
He said their campaign was about protecting democracy and the Constitution.
Congress leaders also accused the Election Commission of not fixing voter-list mistakes.
They demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign.
They said they would keep protesting until their demand was met.
Congress leaders in Tirupati protested the detention of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other MPs by Delhi police.
The MPs had been protesting near Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.
Tirupati Congress members wore black and raised slogans against the BJP-led central government.
District president Gowdapera Chittibabu called the police action undemocratic and said the protest concerned democracy and the Constitution.
Congress leaders demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over alleged electoral-roll errors and said their agitation would continue.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, other MPs, and Congress leaders in Tirupati.
- What
- Congress leaders protested the MPs' detention and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- When
- Thursday; no date is specified.
- Where
- The protest took place at the Gandhi statue in Tirupati; the MPs were detained near Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
- Why
- Congress leaders opposed the detention and alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.
Congress leaders
Other parties or authorities
Detention of MPs
Congress leaders
Congress leaders described the police action as undemocratic and unjust.
Other parties or authorities
The article does not provide a response or explanation from Delhi police or the central government.
Electoral-roll allegations
Congress leaders
Congress leaders alleged that voter-list mistakes were not corrected and claimed the revision benefited the BJP.
Other parties or authorities
The article does not include a response from the Election Commission or the BJP.
- Protest location
- Gandhi statue, Tirupati
- Protest day
- Thursday
- Detained MPs
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and several other MPs
- Location of MPs' protest
- Near Jantar Mantar, Delhi
- Issue raised
- Alleged irregularities in electoral rolls
- Congress demand
- Immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar