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Delhi Police FIR books Rahul and Priyanka over trespass
The Indian Express··5d ago
Delhi Police registered an FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for alleged unauthorised entry into Akashwani Bhawan during Tuesday's protest. About 200 INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament toward the Election Commission. Police stopped the march at barricades on Parliament Street. The leaders staged a sit-in for about seven hours before detention at 7 pm.
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What It Means For You
- The FIR is registered at Parliament Street Police Station and an investigation has begun.
- Detainees were taken to New Police Lines in Kingsway Camp in Northwest Delhi.
- Akashwani Bhawan sits about 200 metres from the Election Commission headquarters.
What's Happening
- Rahul Gandhi climbed police barricades and entered Akashwani Bhawan during the march.
- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal and Deepender Hooda also entered the building.
- They demanded to meet the Election Commissioner after the march was stopped.
Why The March Stopped
- The protest targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and electoral roll revision disputes.
- Police said the group had neither sought nor received permission for the march.
- Some accounts put the sit-in at over eight hours before overnight releases.
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