Stories
Govt Dismisses Claims of Home Ministry Reaching Out to Rahul and Priyanka Over Protest
N
News18•06-10-2026, 18:17
Govt Dismisses Claims of Home Ministry Reaching Out to Rahul and Priyanka Over Protest
- •The government dismissed claims that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was in talks with the Union Home Secretary as fake news.
- •PIB Fact Check rejected reports that Home Ministry officials reached out to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to end their dharna.
- •Opposition leaders staged a protest march from Parliament Street towards the Election Commission headquarters demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and several other leaders entered the Akashvani Bhawan premises after police stopped their march.
- •Key Opposition figures including Akhilesh Yadav, Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O'Brien were detained during the high-voltage protest.
Key Questions Answered
The government dismissed as fake news the claims that the Union Home Ministry reached out to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi to end their protest, a rejection also echoed by the PIB Fact Check.
Opposition leaders staged a march and dharna to protest the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police stopped the march on Parliament Street, leading to the detention of several leaders like Akhilesh Yadav and Abhishek Banerjee. Meanwhile, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi entered the Akashvani Bhawan premises to sit in protest after refusing to back down.
