MPs vs Police. Chaos and High Drama Unfold on Delhi Roads
In Short
High drama unfolded on Delhi roads as INDIA bloc MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, staged a road protest after being stopped from proceeding to Jantar Mantar. The confrontation led to detentions, traffic disruptions, and clashes between protesters and police.
The INDIA bloc MPs who were not allowed by the police to move towards Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site, since they had not taken prior permission, got down from the buses they were travelling in and sat on the road, leading to a fresh round of chaos on Delhi roads.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, along with a large number of Youth Congress and NSUI members, clashed with the police as they began detaining the protesters; the dramatic face-off began. Some NSUI and Youth Congress activists climbed onto the bus and, waving flags, shouted slogans.
The police, who made heavy bandobust almost equal in number to the protesters, and the activists were being sent in buses. Rahul and Priyanka have also been taken into detention, but they have not yet been put on the bus. Police is keeping a hawk's eye on Rahul Gandhi lest he may enter some building as he did yesterday and sit in protest. There are some hotels and other private buildings on Windsor Road.
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