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Delhi Police Detain Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi After Election Protest Sit-In

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of Rahul Gandhi, right, meeting John Kerry across a dining table in New Delhi in August 2016; archival actor context, not the October 2026 detention, rendered in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel strokes.

Delhi Police detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday evening. They had staged a prolonged sit-in after police stopped an opposition march from Parliament toward the Election Commission's headquarters. Protesters demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The commission and the BJP rejected Congress's allegations. Police removed the protesters around 8 pm, and Rahul was released after roughly two hours at Kingsway Camp.

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