Congress surprises govt, its own MPs with protest at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg

Congress surprises govt, its own MPs with protest at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg

Congress leaders staged a surprise sit-in at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were forcibly removed by the police. The protest aimed at demanding the Prime Minister's resignation from his post. The government rushed officials to persuade the opposition leaders to leave. The leaders were detained after talks remained inconclusive with officials.

Rahul, Priyanka, Congress Leaders Detained from Dharna Outside PM’s Residence Over NEET Protest

NEW DELHI: Political tensions escalated in the national capital on Tuesday as senior Congress leaders, led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, staged a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, demanding accountability over the police action against students protesting issues related to the NEET examination and calling for the resignation of senior members of the Union Government. The protest follo…

Rahul, Kharge lead dharna outside PM's residence, demand resignation - News Today

New Delhi, July 21: Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge sat on a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Tuesday and demanded his resignation over the police action against students protesting on the NEET paper leak issue. After nearly 20 minutes, Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh met Gandhi at the protest site on Lok Kalyan Marg and urged him to end his sit-i…