Rahul Gandhi detained after nine-hour protest at Akashvani Bhawan premises
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also detained from the premises
On October 6, 2026, around 260 individuals, including 10 Members of Parliament, were detained by the Delhi Police during a protest march by the INDIA bloc from Parliament House towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) office. The protesters breached police barricades and defied multiple directives to disperse, leading to their arrest under prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, K.C. Venugopal, and Pawan Khera were among those detained after they entered the Akashvani Bhawan premises without permission and staged a sit-in, refusing to leave until a delegation of MPs could meet with the ECI. The police stated that they had made security arrangements in anticipation of the gathering, as no application for permission had been submitted, and the march took place amid prohibitory orders in the New Delhi area.
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