Protest against CEC: FIR against Rahul, Priyanka over entry into Akashvani Bhawan
Delhi Police have filed a complaint against Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi following a protest at Akashvani Bhawan. The opposition leaders were detained after marching to the Election Commission to protest alleged electoral irregularities.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the heightened political tensions in India regarding the integrity of the electoral process and the role of the Election Commission.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have received a complaint from Akashvani staffers against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as well as the MPs and others accompanying them, for allegedly forcing their way into the Akashvani office.Rahul and Priyanka were briefly detained on Tuesday night after an over eight-hour sit-in at the Akashvani Bhawan premises. The protest began after police stopped INDIA bloc MPs from marching towards the Election Commission's office, around 300 metres away, over allegations of "vote chori".Rahul had entered the All India Radio premises on Parliament Street around noon and joined the protest.Earlier, during the march from Parliament towards the EC headquarters, he climbed atop barricades as opposition MPs raised slogans of "Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod".
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