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Rahul Gandhi and INDIA Bloc Leaders Released After Delhi Protest
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 22:48
Rahul Gandhi and INDIA Bloc Leaders Released After Delhi Protest
- •Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were released from Delhi Police custody on Tuesday.
- •The leaders were earlier detained following an anti-Election Commission protest and a march towards the poll body headquarters.
- •MPs staged a sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan after police stopped their march demanding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Congress leaders criticized the police action during detention, stating they were treated like criminals for raising concerns over electoral rolls.
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INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest to demand a meeting with the Election Commissioners regarding concerns and alleged irregularities concerning electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several other INDIA bloc MPs were detained and taken to the New Police Lines at Kingsway Camp in Delhi following a sit-in protest at Akashvani Bhavan.
Following their release, Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the harsh treatment by police, while Pawan Khera asserted that the Opposition's campaign against the Election Commission would continue.
