In Brief
- Delhi Police cleared an extended sit-in near Akashvani Bhawan and detained Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra following a nine-hour standoff.
- Around 50 parliamentarians and 250 opposition supporters were detained at the New Police Lines in Kingsway Camp before being released late Tuesday night.
- The INDIA bloc march demanded a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities, though the EC stated no official meeting request was filed.
In a major political confrontation on October 6, 2026, Delhi Police forcibly removed and detained Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several senior Opposition lawmakers following a prolonged nine-hour standoff near Akashvani Bhawan. The confrontation erupted after security personnel blocked an INDIA bloc protest march originating from Parliament House toward the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, where leaders were demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities.
Following the interception around noon, Opposition leaders staged a sit-in inside the Akashvani Bhawan complex, insisting they would not vacate until the Election Commission agreed to meet the delegation. High drama unfolded into Tuesday night as police personnel moved in around 9:00 PM to clear the site, bundling the Gandhis alongside key leaders including KC Venugopal and Derek O'Brien into police buses before transporting them to Kingsway Camp police lines. While police cited the lack of prior permissions for the march, all detained leaders were subsequently released late Tuesday night.
