Delhi Police Files FIR Against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for Protest Incident
FIR Registered Against Congress Leaders
Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a protest march from Parliament towards the ECI office, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi, Oct 7: An FIR has been lodged by the Delhi Police against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with their supporters, for allegedly trespassing into the Akashvani Bhawan premises without authorization during a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner on October 6.
The FIR was filed following a complaint that accused Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other accompanying MPs of entering the Akashvani Bhawan without the necessary permissions, as stated by police officials on Wednesday.
In response to the FIR, the Congress party criticized the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jairam Ramesh, the party's general secretary for communications, remarked that the “diabolical duo” of Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah appeared “rattled” and “desperate.”
“The diabolical duo is nervous, rattled and desperate. The writing on the wall is clear,” Ramesh commented.
He further stated, “For nearly two years, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has been consistently revealing, with factual evidence, the Vote Chori conspiracy involving the PM, HM, and the CEC.”
On Tuesday, Rahul and Priyanka were among 260 individuals detained after an extended sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan, which lasted over eight hours, following police intervention that halted their march towards the Election Commission office.
The Opposition MPs were protesting against alleged irregularities in the Election Commission's operations under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as well as issues related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. They also raised concerns about “vote chori.”
Delhi Police indicated that the INDIA bloc had intended to march from Parliament House to the Election Commission on Tuesday. However, they noted that no application for permission to conduct the march had been submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, and thus, no permission was granted.
This protest comes amid increasing criticism from the Opposition regarding the Election Commission's SIR exercise and alleged discrepancies in the electoral rolls.