Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Revanth Reddy Condemns Arrests, Vows to Continue Voting Rights Campaign
Opposition leaders protested over concerns about the Election Commission and people’s voting rights.
They tried to march to the Commission’s office in Delhi but were stopped.
Some then held a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan for more than eight hours.
Reports say police detained about 250 people, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The reports do not all use the same word for what happened to Rahul Gandhi: some say he was arrested, while others say he was detained.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy criticized the police action and said it harmed democracy.
He said the Congress would keep campaigning over alleged problems with voter lists and voting rights.
He also said the campaign should continue until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigned.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy condemned the arrest or detention of Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders during protests concerning the Election Commission.
Reports say Delhi Police detained about 250 people after an over-eight-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan, following the blocking of a march toward the Election Commission’s office.
Accounts differ in describing the action against Rahul Gandhi as an arrest or detention; reports also name Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress and INDIA bloc leaders.
Reddy called the police action undemocratic and an assault on democracy, alleging the BJP-led government feared opposition efforts to protect voting rights and the Constitution.
He said the Congress would continue its campaign over alleged electoral-roll or Election Commission lapses, with reports stating it would continue until Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigned.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders were arrested or detained, according to differing reports; Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy condemned the action.
- What
- Police detained protesters after a sit-in and a blocked march concerning the Election Commission; Reddy criticized the action and backed continuing the campaign.
- When
- Reports describe the detentions as occurring Tuesday night; the accounts refer to statements made Tuesday or Wednesday.
- Where
- The protest and police action took place at Akashvani Bhawan and on the planned route to the Election Commission’s office in Delhi; Reddy commented from Hyderabad and New Delhi, according to the reports.
- Why
- The opposition was protesting alleged electoral-roll or Election Commission lapses and seeking to defend voting rights, democracy and the Constitution.
Revanth Reddy and Congress
Police and government action as described
Meaning of the police action
Revanth Reddy and Congress
Reddy called the arrests or detentions unlawful and undemocratic, and said they reflected government intolerance and harmed democracy.
Police and government action as described
The reports describe police stopping the march and detaining protesters, but do not include a response from the police or Union government to Reddy’s allegations.
Election Commission concerns
Revanth Reddy and Congress
Reddy and the Congress alleged electoral-roll or Election Commission lapses and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police and government action as described
The reports do not provide a response from the Election Commission or government to those allegations.
- Police action
- Around 250 people were reportedly detained by Delhi Police.
- Protest location
- Akashvani Bhawan, Delhi.
- Sit-in duration
- More than eight hours, according to one report.
- Planned march destination
- The Election Commission’s office in Delhi.
- Reported protest issue
- Alleged Election Commission or electoral-roll lapses and voting rights.
- Campaign demand
- Reports say the Congress called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- Reddy’s characterization
- He described the arrests or detentions as undemocratic and an assault on democracy.
