Rahul Gandhi dharna in Delhi LIVE: Congress leader demands FIR over pellet gun use in student protest
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior party leaders also joined the dharna
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna at Parliament Street police station in Delhi on Friday (August 21, 2026) seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led student protest on July 20. Gandhi, accompanied by the injured 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, complained to both Mandir Marg police station and Parliament Street police station's Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sachin Sharma, that neither Union Home Minister Amit Shah nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi had apologized or provided an explanation for the use of pellet guns during the protest.
Despite the Delhi Police's denial of the use of pellet guns, a document filed at Parliament Street police station revealed that the Rapid Action Force (RAF) fired two rounds from an anti-riot gun, contradicting the police claims and raising concerns over the excessive force used against peaceful protesters.
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