Congress stages nationwide protest as Delhi Police detained Rahul Gandhi for pro-CJP protest at 7LKM

Jul 22, 2026

July 22, 2026 (ANI): Following Rahul Gandhi’s detention from 7 LKM protest on July 21, Congress leaders demonstrated against Centre. From Chandigarh, Bhopal & Thiruvananthapuram to Kolkata, Congress workers protested against Rahul Gandhi’s detention. Congress party leaders & workers staged major protest outside the Punjab Governor’s Residence in Chandigarh. In MP, Jitu Patwari led the Congress protest outside Raj Bhavan in Bhopal, apart from a separate protest in Gwalior. While Congress workers raised slogans against Dharmendra Pradhan in Karnataka and Uttarakhand late night. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram also witnessed Congress workers’ protest against the Central government. Nationwide demonstrations took place immediately after Delhi Police detained the Gandhi family, along with other leaders. Congress staged surprise demonstration near PM Modi’s residence at 7LKM condemning the police’s lathi-charge at Jantar Mantar. Delhi Police & RAF carried out lathi-charge to crack down the “Chalo Sansad” march from Jantar Mantar to the Parliament. As the CJP protest gained large support of students, Rahul Gandhi came forward in support of the youngsters. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi & Sonia Gandhi were later released by the police along with other Congress leaders.