FIR against Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi over ‘assault’ during anti-Gyanesh Kumar protest in Delhi | India News
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly assaulting police personnel and obstructing government work during a protest in the capital, news agency PTI reported, citing police sources on Thursday.The FIR invokes various sections related to allegedly assaulting and manhandling police personnel, obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duties and misbehaviour with police officers.The action comes a day after INDIA bloc MPs were stopped by Delhi Police while attempting to march towards Jantar Mantar for a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Several other Congress leaders and party workers who took part in the demonstration have also been named in the FIR, police sources said.Police are examining the allegations and the role of those involved in the protest.Earlier on Wednesday, Rahul, Priyanka had led INDIA bloc leaders in a street protest, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Police detained 91 people during the demonstration, including several MPs and other political leaders.The protest took an intense turn after police stopped the protesters while they were travelling in buses towards Jantar Mantar for a surprise sit-in.The leaders had earlier attended a lunch meeting at a South Indian vegetarian restaurant on Janpath.Priyanka and several other women leaders lay on the road holding copies of the Constitution. They were later removed and taken away in police buses as opposition members raised slogans.MPs from the Congress, Trinamool Congress, CPM, CPI, RJD, IUML and several other parties were among those participating in the protest.
