🔥 Trending Congress Protest Live: Police Detain Rahul Gandhi at Jantar Mantar, Delhi

On July 21, 2026, Delhi witnessed significant political protests involving opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, and the police. The events primarily stemmed from a month-long student agitation over the NEET-UG paper leak, which escalated and led to widespread demonstrations ².

Key Events and Participants

• Protest Locations: While the initial student protests were centered at Jantar Mantar, a prominent protest site in Delhi, the demonstrations expanded to include a sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg ¹³¹⁰.
• Opposition Leaders' Involvement: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, along with several other Congress leaders and MPs, actively participated in these protests ¹³⁶. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also led demonstrations ⁷.
• Demands: The protests, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in solidarity with the youth-led movement, called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resignation ⁵⁷. Rahul Gandhi also presented five demands to the central government ³.
• Police Action: Delhi Police forcibly removed and detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav, and other opposition leaders from the protest sites ¹⁶. Rahul Gandhi was detained around 6:45 PM after refusing to leave the protest site outside the Prime Minister's residence ⁷. The Congress party alleged that women MPs were manhandled during the police action ⁸.
• Release and Aftermath: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were later released after their detention ³⁴. The CJP urged supporters to gather only at Jantar Mantar, warning against "goons" elsewhere ⁴. The protests continued, with the CJP returning to Jantar Mantar, while police broke up the Congress protest at the PM's house ¹⁰. Dharmendra Pradhan accused Congress of creating a "political spectacle" ⁴.