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Ankita Bhandari's parents have been staging a sit-in protest at India Gate (Image credit: X/@Saurabh_MLAgk)
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News18•14-10-2026, 20:25
Ankita Bhandari Parents Protest In Delhi And Meet Rahul Gandhi Over Governor Appointment
  • •The parents of Ankita Bhandari staged a protest in Delhi at India Gate and met Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi.
  • •They urged President Droupadi Murmu to halt the appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam as the governor of Sikkim until the CBI concludes its investigation.
  • •Ankita's father stated that Dushyant Kumar Gautam should be behind bars rather than receiving a gubernatorial position.
  • •Her mother appealed to the President as a woman to understand their pain and stop the appointment process.

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Ankita Bhandari’s parents protested in Delhi to demand that BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam be put behind bars and to urge President Droupadi Murmu to halt his appointment as the Governor of Sikkim. They want his appointment paused until the Central Bureau of Investigation concludes its investigation into the 2022 murder case.

During their protest at India Gate in Delhi, Ankita Bhandari's parents met with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.

Uttarakhand Congress leaders and Ankita Bhandari’s parents claim that Dushyant Kumar Gautam's name has appeared in connection with the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case. Her parents have named him as the VIP in the case and are demanding that he face investigation before taking on any gubernatorial office.