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Rahul Gandhi Detained After Protest Seeking Election Commission Meeting
Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders were protesting in New Delhi.
They wanted to meet the Election Commission about claims of “vote chori.”
Police removed Gandhi from the sit-in and detained him.
His sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, was also detained.
Mallikarjun Kharge said peaceful protest is a constitutional right.
Congress leaders criticized the police action and accused the government and the Election Commission of working together.
Those accusations were made by Congress leaders in the report.
The article does not include a response from the police or the Election Commission.
Rahul Gandhi was forcibly removed from a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan and detained by Delhi Police.
The protest called for a meeting with the Election Commission over allegations of “vote chori.”
Gandhi said there would be accountability and that no “traitor” would be spared.
Mallikarjun Kharge said peaceful protest was a constitutional right and questioned the detention.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders also criticized the police action and the ruling BJP’s support for the Election Commission.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders; Delhi Police carried out the detentions.
- What
- Gandhi was forcibly removed from a sit-in and detained during a protest seeking a meeting with the Election Commission.
- Where
- Akashvani Bhawan, New Delhi; Gandhi was taken to the Kingsway Camp police lines.
- When
- Friday, October 6; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- The protesters sought a meeting with the Election Commission over allegations of “vote chori.”
Congress leaders’ claims
Other parties’ response
Detention during the protest
Congress leaders’ claims
Congress leaders said Gandhi was peacefully protesting and that detaining him infringed democratic rights and the right to peaceful protest.
Other parties’ response
The report does not include a response from Delhi Police or the government.
Alleged collusion involving the Election Commission
Congress leaders’ claims
Jairam Ramesh alleged collusion between the ruling BJP and the Election Commission, and said the BJP was defending the Election Commissioner.
Other parties’ response
The report does not include a response from the BJP or the Election Commission to those allegations.
Key facts
- Date
- October 6; year not stated
- Protest site
- Akashvani Bhawan, New Delhi
- Protest demand
- A meeting with the Election Commission
- Issue raised
- Allegations of “vote chori”
- Detained
- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, among others
- Destination stated
- Kingsway Camp police lines
Quotes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress general secretary, detained alongside Rahul Gandhi
“Despite this, forcibly detaining the Leader of the Opposition by the Delhi Police, controlled by Amit Shah, raises serious questions about the Constitution and democratic rights.”
theprint.in
“The nation has never seen a coward government like this…. Is this a way? Staging a protest is our right.”
theprint.in
Sources
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