Police Crack Down On Congress Protest At Red Fort, Leaders Detained
NDTV
Visuals from the Red Fort showed slogan-shouting Congress leaders being taken away in police vehicles. Sources said the Delhi Police had denied permission for the protest.
The Delhi police cracked down on a Congress protest held near the Red Fort this evening against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from parliament. Many of the MPs, including former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, have been detained.
Visuals from the spot showed slogan-shouting leaders being taken away in police vehicles. Sources said the Delhi Police had denied permission for the protest.
The Congress has announced a month-long protest programme over the disqualification of Mr Gandhi after he was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case from 2019 last week.
In the campaign ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Mr Gandhi had apparently said, "How come all thieves have the common surname Modi?"
