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Meet Jannat Bishnoi, the DU Student Who Went Viral Walking With Rahul Gandhi
- •Jannat Bishnoi is a second-year BA student at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi, and hails from Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district.
- •She serves as an executive councillor of DUSU and is an active member of the National Students Union of India, the student wing of the Congress.
- •Bishnoi gained widespread attention after going viral for walking and raising slogans alongside Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during an opposition march in Delhi.
- •Her activism extends to social causes, including demanding enhanced campus safety, pink police booths, and supporting environmental initiatives.
- •Her prominent presence during the Supreme Court march has sparked widespread public interest in her political background and student activism.
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Jannat Bishnoi is a second-year BA student at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi, and an NSUI member. She went viral after walking alongside senior Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi during an October 12, 2026, opposition march toward the Supreme Court in Delhi.
Bishnoi hails from a farming family in Sangaria town, Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan. She serves as an executive councillor of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and is an active member of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).
Bishnoi's activism includes advocating for women's safety measures such as campus CCTV surveillance and pink police booths, and participating in demonstrations regarding the sexual assault of a minor in Kalkaji. She has also been linked to environmental campaigns like the Rajasthan Tree Protection Bill.
