Congress leader's son detained, released over controversial hoardings featuring PM Modi, U.P. CM
Jayant Gautam, son of a former Congress MP, was detained for installing hoardings that depicted Prime Minister Modi and CM Adityanath with tape over their mouths. The hoardings criticized the government on issues including inflation, unemployment, and alleged corruption at the Ram temple.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the sensitivity of political dissent and the use of administrative and police action against public criticism of high-ranking officials in India.
Jayant Gautam, son of former Congress MP A.P. Gautam, was detained and later released in connection with controversial hoardings put up along a highway in the Haidergarh area of Uttar Pradesh , depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath raising issues including Ram temple donation, paper leak and inflation, officials said on Tuesday (June 30, 2026).
The report balances the actions of the administration with the claims of the opposition, maintaining a factual tone.
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