New Delhi, October 7, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
INDIA bloc leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were detained by police on Wednesday while heading to Jantar Mantar to stage a protest for the second consecutive day, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
Police personnel were seen pushing Rahul Gandhi and several other leaders and workers into waiting buses during the action.
Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi lay down on the road amid protesters and security personnel, refusing to move until Opposition leaders were allowed to meet the Election Commission.
“This is how they treat Members of Parliament who are asking simply to meet the Election Commissioner,” she told reporters.
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Priyanka Gandhi alleged that security personnel had assaulted MPs during the protest. “The policemen have scratched me all over. They have thrown us to the ground. Now, we are not going to move from here. Let them call their forces back. I will not move from here,” she said.
Congress MP Imran Masood alleged that security personnel resorted to a lathi charge. He claimed that pushing and shoving began involving Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi when the former got off a bus.
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said the Opposition would continue raising its concerns. “Our voice will remain strong until we get our answers,” she said.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot also criticised the police action and questioned the detention of Opposition leaders. Referring to the FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, he asked whether going into public spaces, staging a sit-in, protesting or holding a march was illegal in the country.
Before heading towards Jantar Mantar, Rahul Gandhi also reacted to the FIR registered against him over the more than nine-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan on Tuesday.
Gandhi said he already had 45 FIRs against him and remarked that his “goal is to have 100 FIRs”.
The Opposition leaders have been protesting over demands concerning the Election Commission and seeking the dismissal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
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