Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Nadda Attacks Rahul Gandhi Over Parliament Street Sit-In Protest
Rahul Gandhi held a sit-in protest outside a police station in New Delhi.
JP Nadda, a leader of the BJP, strongly criticised the protest.
Nadda said it was meant to attract cameras and attention.
He said the protest was not really about helping students or seeking justice.
Nadda pointed out that the Supreme Court is already looking into the July 20 incident.
The court has created a five-member committee led by a former judge.
Nadda also connected the protest to criticism of the Congress party over a Vande Mataram controversy.
He said India should be governed by its Constitution, laws and courts.
BJP president and Union Minister JP Nadda called Rahul Gandhi’s sit-in outside the Sansad Marg police station “cheap” and “attention-seeking” politics.
Nadda said the protest was driven by political desperation and media attention, not concern for students or justice.
He noted that the Supreme Court had taken cognisance of the July 20 incident and appointed a five-member committee led by a former judge.
Nadda linked the protest’s timing to criticism of Congress over the Vande Mataram controversy and a cake resembling the Tricolour.
He said India is governed by the Constitution, law and judicial processes—not by one family’s stubbornness or political spectacle.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi held the protest; JP Nadda criticised it. Nadda is the BJP president and a Union Minister, while Gandhi is the Leader of the Opposition.
- What
- A sit-in protest outside the Sansad Marg police station was denounced by Nadda as attention-seeking political activity.
- When
- The protest took place on Friday; Nadda referred to a related incident on July 20.
- Where
- Outside the Sansad Marg police station in New Delhi.
- Why
- Nadda said the protest was politically motivated, while the Supreme Court was already examining the related matter.
- Protester
- Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition
- Critic
- JP Nadda, Union Minister and BJP president
- Protest location
- Sansad Marg police station, New Delhi
- Judicial action
- The Supreme Court took cognisance of the July 20 incident
- Committee
- A five-member high-powered committee headed by a former judge
- Additional controversy
- Nadda linked the protest to criticism of Congress involving Vande Mataram and a cake resembling the Tricolour