Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Congress Leaders Protest PM's Residence Over Student Crackdown
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other Congress leaders held a sit-in protest outside the Prime Minister's residence on Tuesday.
They were protesting against the government's crackdown on students who were demonstrating against NEET paper leaks.
The leaders demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The protest took place at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, where the leaders sat on the ground and raised slogans.
The protest followed a march by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to Parliament the previous day, where protesters were lathicharged and tear-gassed by the police.
The Delhi Police accused the protesters of violent behavior and said 118 police personnel were injured.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Mallikarjun Kharge led a sit-in protest outside PM Modi’s residence.
The protest was against the government's crackdown on students protesting NEET paper leaks and demanded the resignation of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The protest took place at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, the Prime Minister’s residence.
The leaders raised slogans and sat on the ground during the protest.
The protest followed a march by the CJP to Parliament the previous day, where protesters were lathicharged and tear-gassed by the police.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge, and other Congress leaders
- What
- A sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, Prime Minister’s residence
- Why
- To protest against the crackdown on students protesting NEET paper leaks and demand the resignation of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
Congress Party
BJP Government
Protest Justification
Congress Party
The Congress party believes the crackdown on students is unjust and demands the resignation of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
BJP Government
The BJP government likely views the protest as a political stunt and maintains that the crackdown was necessary for law and order.
- Protest Location
- 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, Prime Minister's residence
- Protest Leaders
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge
- Protest Date
- Tuesday
- Demands
- Resignation of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
- Issue
- Crackdown on students protesting NEET paper leaks and police action during the protest
- Police Injuries
- 118 police personnel injured
- Protesters Detained
- 70 protesters detained
Sources
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