Published: 12:04 AM, 22 July 2026
Police detain Rahul, Priyanka during protest outside PM Modi's residence
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal and others stage a sit-in protest near Indian Prime Minister's residence on Tuesday over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. -PTI
Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been detained by police after leading a march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence over India's paper leak controversy, according to NDTV.
The Indian news outlet reported that Gandhi was later seen bleeding from his nose as police removed him from the protest site.
The protest on Tuesday came a day after demonstrations by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over alleged examination paper leaks.
Rahul, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka led party workers towards the prime minister's residence in New Delhi, demanding accountability from the government.
According to NDTV, Congress sources had indicated that Rahul planned to continue an overnight sit-in outside the prime minister's residence.
However, police removed him and other opposition leaders, including Priyanka and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, around 6:40pm.
The broadcaster reported that Rahul, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, sat on the road and refused to leave before being surrounded by several police officers and dragged away. Before police broke up the protest, he appealed for wider public support.
"An attack on students is an attack on every Indian family. PM Modi believes he can get away without answers, without consequences. He cannot. Not this time. I ask every patriotic Indian who believes our students deserve justice -- join us in dharna in front of the Prime Minister's residence. The voice of India's students will not be ignored," he was quoted as saying by NDTV.
The march began outside Congress president Kharge's residence before proceeding towards 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, the prime minister's official residence.
