New Delhi: A day after detention of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra Gandhi, heavy barricading continued at parts of Delhi as the Cockroach Janta Party protests against the alleged NEET irregularities, demanding resignation of Union education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan
Six FIRs had been filed so far over the alleged violence and vandalism during the protest march held by the CJP on Monday, HT reported. Congress units across the country, including in Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, and Assam, staged a protest.
Rahul and Priyanka and other Congress supporters had staged a protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence on Tuesday. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was also detained for the dharna outside PM’s residence.
Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to the Medanta Hospital. He continued his indefinite fast. Minister of state for the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, and union minister for health Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday night visited the Gurugram hospital, source said.
Dharmendra Pradhan reacts
Union education minister Pradhan lashed out at the protest staged by the Congress, claiming that the party was “exploiting students as political tools to manufacture disruption” during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
“Shri @RahulGandhi and @INCIndia chose to stage a dharna outside the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s residence , causing inconvenience to the public and disregarding established security protocols,” Pradhan wrote on X. “For Rahul Gandhi, this is not about students. This is about manufacturing confrontation after every genuine avenue for discussion has been opened,” Pradhan said.