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Rahul Gandhi detained after eight-hour protest over vote theft

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC · How we work

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Rahul Gandhi was detained after an eight-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders were taken to New Police Lines, Kingsway Camp.
Opposition MPs were blocked from marching from Parliament House to the Election Commission office.
The protest demanded removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote theft.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, speaking from Berlin, called the detention disgraceful.

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Rahul Gandhi was detained after an eight-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders were taken to New Police Lines, Kingsway Camp.
Opposition MPs were blocked from marching from Parliament House to the Election Commission office.
The protest demanded removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged vote theft.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, speaking from Berlin, called the detention disgraceful.