{"id":33714,"date":"2026-10-07T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33714"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:43:14","slug":"protesters-detained-as-opposition-mps-buses-stopped-before-jantar-mantar-top-developments-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33714","title":{"rendered":"Protesters detained as opposition MPs&#8217; buses stopped before Jantar Mantar &#8211; top developments | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134766257,imgsize-48196,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/delhi-police-detaining-rahul-gandhi.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters detained as opposition MPs' buses stopped before Jantar Mantar - top developments\" title=\"Delhi Police detaining Rahul Gandhi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Delhi Police detaining Rahul Gandhi\">Delhi Police detaining Rahul Gandhi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The buses carrying opposition MPs was stopped 100 metres before Jantar Mantar, where they wanted to stage an impromptu protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, a day after police stopped their march to the Election Commission (EC) office in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/cec-gyanesh-kumar-protest-live-updates-cjp-protest-cockroach-janta-party-delhi-jantar-mantar-sir-voter-list-election-commission-abhijeet-dipke\/liveblog\/134721460.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow live updates<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced the decision to hold the protest after hosting opposition MPs for lunch at a restaurant in Janpath, central Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cToday, we will hold a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar. Until our demands are met, we will continue to stage such protests,\u201d Kharge told reporters outside the restaurant.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The Congress-led INDIA bloc is demanding Kumar\u2019s resignation following an Indian Express report that the two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had formally raised objections at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions they claimed were taken without their knowledge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>However, the EC later said disagreements are normal in a multi-member institution and that all decisions were ultimately taken unanimously by the CEC and the two Election Commissioners. The poll panel is required to take decisions either by consensus among all three members or by a 2-1 majority.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Delhi Police detain protesters<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Delhi Police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other MPs after they tried to stage a sit-in after their buses were stopped before they could reach Jantar Mantar protest against CEC Kumar. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged she was manhandled by police officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lies down on road<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other female MPs lie down on the road after police stop their buses from reaching Jantar Mantar to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Mahua Moitra alleges lathi-charge by Delhi Police<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can see the brute force with which Delhi Police is handling peaceful protesters. Gyanesh Kumar has to resign. What is our fault? Why are the workers, the public being brutally manhandled and lathi-charged by the Delhi Police. Why are MPs being blocked from reaching Jantar Mantar? What is going on here? Mahua Moitra, TMC MP<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Delhi Police stops opposition MPs&#8217; buses <\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi Police stopped the buses carrying opposition MPs on Ashoka Road before it could reach Jantar Mantar, saying permission for protests at the venue must be sought at least 10 days in advance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>&#8220;This is Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s &#8216;sena,&#8217; we won&#8217;t stop,&#8221; said Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Congress MPs climb atop bus<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Congress leaders Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Imran Pratpgarhi and Imran Masood climbed atop the bus carrying the MPs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>&#8216;Every FIR is medal for me&#8217;: Rahul Gandhi<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, who was at the centre of Tuesday\u2019s protest with a nine-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan, the All India Radio headquarters near the EC office, said his goal was to have \u201c100 FIRs\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi and his sister and fellow Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over their \u201cunauthorised\u201d entry into Akashvani Bhavan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>&#8220;I have 45 FIRs against me. My goal is to have 100. I want 100 FIRs to be registered against me. Every FIR is a medal for me,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Jantar Mantar fortified<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Delhi Police beefed up security in anticipation of a possible opposition protest. The force also cited a Supreme Court directive to justify its decision not to grant permission for a sit-in at Jantar Mantar, Delhi\u2019s designated protest venue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"55\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"57\"\/>\u201cAs per the order of the Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan vs. Union of India &amp; Others, and the Delhi Police Standing Order issued in compliance with the said order, prior permission of the competent authority is mandatory for organising any meeting, demonstration, sit-in, or protest at Jantar Mantar,\u201d a Delhi Police statement read.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"59\"\/>\u201cApplications seeking such permission are required to be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi District, at least 10 days prior to the proposed event,\u201d the statement added.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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