Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Congress Criticizes Police Action Against INDIA Bloc Protesters
Congress leaders said police stopped them as they tried to go to Jantar Mantar for a protest.
Congress said the protest was about what it called “vote chori” and the capture of the electoral system.
The party said Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others were dragged away and arrested.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized how police treated them.
He said the incident showed disrespect for democracy and the Constitution.
Congress also mocked a slogan used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Earlier, Modi said people in India could build a developed country by 2047.
He also said caste divisions during elections were a challenge.
Congress said police dragged away and arrested Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc leaders on Wednesday.
The leaders were attempting to reach Jantar Mantar to protest what Congress called the capture of the electoral system and “vote chori.”
Jairam Ramesh called the police handling of elected representatives brutal and said it showed contempt for the Constitution and democracy.
The Congress linked its criticism to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “We Will Do It” slogan, calling him the “Slogan Sultan.”
Modi said India would become a developed country by 2047 and identified caste divisions during elections as a major challenge.
- Who
- INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra; the Congress criticized the police action.
- What
- Police arrested leaders attempting to reach Jantar Mantar for a protest against what Congress called “vote chori.”
- When
- Wednesday, October 7; the article does not specify the year in its dateline.
- Where
- Janpath and Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
- Why
- The leaders sought to protest what Congress described as the capture of the electoral system.
Congress criticism
Modi's stated position
Police action against protesters
Congress criticism
Congress called the handling of elected representatives brutal and said it showed contempt for the Constitution and democracy.
Modi's stated position
The article reports the arrests and Congress's criticism but does not provide a response from the government or Delhi Police.
Electoral-system protest
Congress criticism
Congress said the INDIA bloc leaders were trying to protest the capture of the electoral system and “vote chori.”
Modi's stated position
Modi's remarks, as reported, focused on India's development by 2047 and the challenge of caste divisions during elections; he did not address the protest in the article.
- Protest destination
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest subject
- Congress described it as a protest against “vote chori” and the capture of the electoral system.
- Leaders named
- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
- Congress spokesperson
- Jairam Ramesh, general secretary in charge of communications
- Police action
- Congress said leaders were dragged away and arrested by Delhi Police.
- Modi's stated goal
- A developed India by 2047
- Challenge identified by Modi
- Casteist divisions during elections