Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Rahul Gandhi Leads Opposition Protests, But Delhi Remains Distant
Rahul Gandhi and more than 200 opposition lawmakers held protests in Delhi.
They tried to go from Parliament to the Election Commission’s office.
Police stopped and detained them, and the Congress MPs remained at the spot for nine hours.
Gandhi said they wanted to meet Gyanesh Kumar, but the Election Commission said it had not received a meeting request.
The next day, Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders were also detained while going toward Jantar Mantar.
The group later went to Rajghat and Rashtrapati Bhavan.
After Gandhi met the president, Rashtrapati Bhavan staff disputed what he told the media.
Rahul Gandhi led more than 200 INDIA bloc lawmakers from Parliament toward the Election Commission office on Tuesday.
Police and paramilitary forces detained the lawmakers near Akashwani Bhawan; Congress MPs sat there for nine hours.
Gandhi said the lawmakers intended to meet Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, but the Election Commission said no meeting request had been received.
Police later detained Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders heading toward Jantar Mantar; the group also gathered at Rajghat and Rashtrapati Bhavan on subsequent days.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan staff statement reportedly denied Gandhi’s account of his meeting with the president within 90 minutes.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and opposition INDIA bloc lawmakers and Congress leaders.
- What
- A series of protests and attempted visits to the Election Commission, Jantar Mantar, Rajghat, and Rashtrapati Bhavan, with police detentions.
- When
- Tuesday through Friday; the article does not specify dates.
- Where
- Delhi, including Akashwani Bhawan, Jantar Mantar, Rajghat, and Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Why
- Gandhi said lawmakers were going to meet Gyanesh Kumar; the article does not state a broader reason for the protests.
Rahul Gandhi and Congress
Election Commission and Rashtrapati Bhavan
Meeting with Gyanesh Kumar
Rahul Gandhi and Congress
Gandhi said the lawmakers were going to meet Gyanesh Kumar.
Election Commission and Rashtrapati Bhavan
The Election Commission said it had received no request for a meeting.
Gandhi's account of presidential meeting
Rahul Gandhi and Congress
Gandhi made remarks to the media after meeting the president; the article does not give their content.
Election Commission and Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan staff reportedly denied Gandhi's account within 90 minutes; the article does not specify the disputed details.
- Lawmakers involved
- More than 200 opposition INDIA bloc lawmakers
- Initial route
- From Parliament gate toward the Election Commission office
- Detention location
- Near Akashwani Bhawan
- Time at protest site
- Congress MPs sat there for nine hours
- Proposed meeting
- Rahul Gandhi said the lawmakers intended to meet Gyanesh Kumar
- Election Commission response
- It denied receiving a request for a meeting
- Later locations
- Jantar Mantar, Rajghat, and Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Disputed account
- Rashtrapati Bhavan staff reportedly denied Gandhi's account within 90 minutes