Escalation: Delhi Police detains top opposition leaders
Delhi Police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and about 260 others, including 10 MPs, as opposition MPs tried to reach Jantar Mantar to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Buses carrying the MPs were stopped on Ashoka Road, and when they attempted a sit-in after disembarking, officers removed them.
The clash saw Rahul Gandhi try to open a barricaded gate and then wave to cameras as he was taken away. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lay on the road and later accused women police personnel of scratching her and throwing protesters down.
Police blocked the gathering on the grounds that sit-ins at Jantar Mantar require advance clearance sought at least 10 days ahead under a court order and police rules. Detainees were taken to different locations, halting the planned sit-in at the city’s designated protest site.
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