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Rahul, Priyanka Among 90 Detained After Delhi Protest
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined a protest in New Delhi on October 7.
They and other opposition members wanted to go to Jantar Mantar.
Police stopped their buses before they got there.
The group then sat down near the Shangri-La hotel.
Police moved the protesters and detained around 90 people.
Rahul and Priyanka were taken to different places.
They were released a little after 8 p.m.
Priyanka said police were mistreating members of Parliament.
The protest followed another demonstration the day before, which led to an FIR over alleged unauthorized entry at Akashvani Bhawan.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among around 90 people detained by Delhi Police on October 7.
Police stopped opposition MPs and Congress workers from proceeding by bus to Jantar Mantar, prompting a sit-in near the Shangri-La hotel.
Police removed protesters from the road and took Rahul and Priyanka to different locations; both were released a little after 8 p.m.
Congress accused police of mistreating MPs, while police said the protesters were stopped from reaching Jantar Mantar; the article does not report a police response to the accusation.
The detentions followed an October 6 protest at Akashvani Bhawan and an FIR alleging that protesters entered its premises without permission.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, other opposition MPs and Congress workers; Delhi Police detained around 90 people.
- What
- Police stopped protesters heading to Jantar Mantar, and detained them after they staged a sit-in.
- Where
- Near the Shangri-La hotel in central New Delhi, after the protesters were stopped en route to Jantar Mantar.
- When
- October 7; Rahul and Priyanka were released a little after 8 p.m. The article does not specify the year.
- Why
- The protesters were seeking to proceed to Jantar Mantar to stage a protest; police stopped them before they reached the site.
Congress leaders' account
Police account and stated actions
Treatment of protesters
Congress leaders' account
Priyanka Gandhi said police were beating MPs who were asking to meet the election commissioners.
Police account and stated actions
Police stopped the protesters from proceeding to Jantar Mantar and detained them. The report gives no police response to Priyanka Gandhi's allegation.
October 6 entry at Akashvani Bhawan
Congress leaders' account
Rahul Gandhi called the FIRs against him medals and said he wanted the number against him to reach 100.
Police account and stated actions
Police said the FIR followed a complaint alleging that the leaders, supporters and accompanying MPs entered Akashvani Bhawan without permission.
Key facts
- Detained
- Around 90 people, according to officials
- Date
- October 7; year not stated
- Protest destination
- Jantar Mantar
- Sit-in location
- A roundabout near the Shangri-La hotel in central Delhi
- Release time
- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were released a little after 8 p.m.
- Related earlier protest
- On October 6, around 260 people were detained after a sit-in inside Akashvani Bhawan
- FIR
- Police registered an FIR alleging protesters entered Akashvani Bhawan premises without permission
Quotes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader detained during the protest
“This is how they treat members of Parliament who are asking simply to meet the election commissioners. This is how they treat us. They are beating members of Parliament.”
theprint.in
“I have 45 FIRs against me. My target is that there should be 100 FIRs against me. Every FIR against me is a medal for me.”
theprint.in
Sources
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