Rahul Gandhi released from Chatrasal, seen wearing one shoe with police
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were protesting near PM residence on Tuesday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In a significant national development, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been been released after he was detained near PM Modi's residence on Tuesday. Notably, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, demanding his resignation over the alleged police action against students who had been protesting peacefully. They were joined by several party MPs and leaders, including Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who participated in the dharna. The Congress leader was detained at around 6:45 PM on Tuesday.
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In a social media post, Rahul Gandhi said that an attack on students was an attack on every Indian family.
"PM Modi believes he can get away without answers, without consequences. He cannot. Not this time," Gandhi wrote, urging citizens who believed students deserved justice to join the protest outside the Prime Minister's residence. He asserted that the voices of India's students would not be ignored and demanded the resignation of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
"The Prime Minister and the Home Minister must resign for destroying the future of India's youth," Gandhi said.
BJP chief hits out at Rahul Gandhi over dharna
BJP president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for holding a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, calling it condemnable and a black day in the history of Indian politics.
Nabin alleged Gandhi and leaders of the Congress held the sit-in outside the prime minister's residence to spread anarchy and criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for joining the protest.
"The kind of behaviour that Rahul Gandhi displayed today was undignified and condemnable," Nabin told reporters here.
"It was not politics of dissent but politics of anarchy," the BJP chief said, adding, "it was certainly unfortunate and a black day in the history of Indian politics."
Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and several other senior leaders sat on a dharna outside Prime Minister Modi's residence and demanded his resignation over the police action against students protesting on the NEET paper leak issue.
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