Rahul & Priyanka meet Ankita Bhandari's parents at India Gate; all about 2022 murder case
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi met with the parents of Ankita Bhandari to support their demand to halt the appointment of a BJP leader as Sikkim Governor pending a CBI investigation. The case stems from a 2022 murder in Uttarakhand.
Why it matters
The meeting underscores the use of high-profile political intervention in ongoing criminal investigations to pressure government appointments.
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at India Gate in New Delhi on Wednesday to meet the parents of Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022.Ankita’s father, Virendra Singh Bhandari, has urged President Droupadi Murmu not to appoint BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim Governor until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its probe into the case.“Dushyant Kumar should be behind bars...
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