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Shashi Tharoor Slams Government Over Detention of Ankita Bhandari Parents and Protesters
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Moneycontrol•15-10-2026, 12:31
Shashi Tharoor Slams Government Over Detention of Ankita Bhandari Parents and Protesters
- •Congress MP Shashi Tharoor strongly criticised the government for detaining the grieving parents of Ankita Bhandari and peaceful protesters at Jantar Mantar.
- •Tharoor stated that the power to detain should never be misused as the power to silence legitimate dissent and accountability.
- •Ankita Bhandari's parents were detained at India Gate during a protest against the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim governor.
- •The opposition and various activist groups have condemned the authorities for putting protesters and grieving family members in custody.
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Shashi Tharoor slammed the government for detaining Ankita Bhandari's grieving parents at 4 am at India Gate, questioning whether authorities were using detention to silence citizens demanding accountability and justice.
Ankita Bhandari's parents protested at India Gate to demand that Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as Sikkim Governor be halted and that he be placed behind bars due to his name appearing in the 2022 murder case.
While being detained by authorities, Ankita Bhandari's father issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Centre demanding the cancellation of Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as the Governor of Sikkim.
