New Delhi [India], October 6 : Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the detention of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders from Akashvani Bhawan following a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
In an X post, Kharge claimed that Rahul Gandhi was peacefully protesting when the Delhi Police “forcibly” detained him.
“Shri @RahulGandhi was peacefully sitting on a dharna, demanding a meeting with the Election Commission. Registering a peaceful protest is his constitutional right. Despite this, forcibly detaining the Leader of the Opposition by the Delhi Police, controlled by Amit Shah, raises serious questions about the Constitution and democratic rights. Considerable nervousness is evident in the behaviour of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. Remember— in a democracy, the ultimate power lies with the people. The people hold everyone accountable for every action,” the post read.
Following a high-voltage protest in the national capital, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others were detained by the Delhi Police from Akashvani Bhawan, where they staged a dharna against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Congress MPs Pawan Khera, KC Venugopal and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring were among the leaders detained by Delhi Police.
Imran Pratapgarhi shared visuals from inside the bus they were detained in, posting a line from Habib Jalib's poem. He wrote, “Kyon daraate ho zindon ki deewar se” (why do you scare us with the wall of the jails).
Earlier today, INDIA bloc leaders staged a sit-in protest at Akashvani Bhawan after the leaders of several opposition parties were stopped during a march to the Nirvachan Sadan. The protest is part of a broader "Save Democracy" campaign announced by the Opposition, under which its leaders have been holding demonstrations and public programmes against the ECI amid a row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.