Archive · 7 Oct 2026
INDIA Bloc MPs Gather for Lunch as Delhi Police Stand By
Mallikarjun Kharge invited lawmakers from Congress and its INDIA bloc allies to lunch.
They met at a restaurant called Sagar Ratna in Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi and several other politicians were there.
People from other parties, including the Trinamool Congress and the CPI, also attended.
Police put up barricades and kept people away from nearby footpaths.
The restaurant is not far from the Election Commission’s headquarters.
INDIA lawmakers had marched toward that office the day before.
The article does not say what the lunch was meant to discuss.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hosted Congress MPs and lawmakers from INDIA bloc allies for a meal.
The gathering took place at Sagar Ratna, a restaurant in Delhi’s Connaught Place.
Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Manickam Tagore were among those present.
Other attendees included Kapil Sibal, CPI and CPI(M) leaders, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien, and IUML MP Haris Beran.
Police cordoned off footpaths and put up barricades; the restaurant is 1.2 km from the Election Commission headquarters, toward which INDIA lawmakers marched the previous day.
- Who
- Mallikarjun Kharge hosted Congress MPs and lawmakers from INDIA bloc allies, including Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- They gathered for a meal at Sagar Ratna, with police cordoning off footpaths and setting up barricades.
- When
- The article does not specify the date; the lawmakers had marched toward the Election Commission the previous day.
- Where
- Sagar Ratna in Connaught Place, Delhi, on Janpath.
- Why
- The purpose of the meal was not stated.
- Host
- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
- Venue
- Sagar Ratna, on Janpath in Connaught Place, Delhi
- Distance to Election Commission headquarters
- 1.2 km
- Police measures
- Footpaths were cordoned off and barricades were set up
- Other attendees named
- KC Venugopal, Manickam Tagore, Kapil Sibal, P Sandosh Kumar, V Sivadasan, Derek O’Brien and Haris Beran
- Prior event
- INDIA lawmakers marched toward the Election Commission headquarters the previous day