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Rahul Gandhi and Congress Leaders Released After Protest Detention
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:45
Rahul Gandhi and Congress Leaders Released After Protest Detention
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders were released by police after being detained following an eight-hour sit-in protest.
- •The protest took place inside the Akashvani Bhawan premises after police prevented them from marching towards the Election Commission.
- •During the protest, Rahul Gandhi targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate removal over vote theft allegations.
- •Following their forcible removal from the premises, the detained leaders were taken to the Kingsway Camp police lines before their release at night.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other party members staged an over eight-hour sit-in protest inside the Akashvani Bhawan premises after being prevented from marching toward the Election Commission to demand the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over vote chori allegations.
Following their detention and removal from the Akashvani Bhawan premises, Rahul Gandhi and the other Congress leaders were taken to the Kingsway Camp police lines and released a little after 10 pm.
Rahul Gandhi led the Congress attack against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate removal over allegations of vote chori.
