Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Rahul Gandhi Urges Youth to Keep Protesting Over Constitution
Rahul Gandhi spoke to young people at an event in Chennai.
He asked them to keep protesting and said he supported them.
He said he wanted to defend India’s Constitution and the voice of its people.
He accused the government and others of attacking the Constitution.
He also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS.
His comments came as people protested against election chief Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi.
Police said the protest did not have permission.
Police reported detaining more than 3,000 people trying to reach the site and over 600 others as a preventive measure.
Rahul Gandhi urged young people to continue protesting and said his party stood with them.
He said his goal was to defeat the government and those he accused of attacking the Constitution.
Gandhi called cowardice a defining characteristic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS.
His remarks came during a Chennai event and amid a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi.
Delhi Police said protest permission had not been granted and reported detaining more than 3,000 people seeking to reach the site, plus over 600 people with criminal records as a preventive measure.
- Who
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, young people, protesters, and Delhi Police.
- What
- Gandhi urged youth to keep protesting and said those he accused of attacking the Constitution would be defeated.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Gandhi spoke in Chennai; the protest and reported detentions were in Delhi.
- Why
- Gandhi said he wanted to defend the Constitution and protect the voice of the Indian people; the protest was against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Gandhi and protesters
Delhi Police
Protest and public dissent
Gandhi and protesters
Gandhi encouraged youth to continue protesting and said he would stand with them in defending the Constitution.
Delhi Police
Police said permission for the protest had not been granted and prohibitory orders were in force in the New Delhi area.
Political accusations
Gandhi and protesters
Gandhi accused the government and others of attacking the Constitution and said they would be defeated.
Delhi Police
The reports provide no response from the government or the named individuals to Gandhi's accusations.
- Speaker
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- Event
- Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Chennai
- Gandhi's appeal
- He urged young people to keep protesting and said he stood with them
- Protest
- A protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar in Delhi
- Detentions
- Delhi Police reported detaining more than 3,000 protesters trying to reach the site
- Preventive detentions
- Police said over 600 people with criminal records were also detained as a preventive measure
- Police explanation
- Police said protest permission had not been granted and prohibitory orders were in force in the New Delhi area
