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Congress leaders Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained amid party's price rise protest
Updated On: 05 August, 2022 05:10 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Delhi Police imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in the New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar, amid Congress party`s call for nationwide protests against inflation and unemployment
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Rahul Gandhi at parliament. Pic/Pallav Paliwal
Several Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Shashi Tharoor were detained by the Delhi police during a protest against the Central government on price rise and unemployment on Friday.
Dressed in black, as several other party members did to register their protest against the government, Priyanka Gandhi jumped over police barricades put up on the road outside the party headquarters and squatted on the road, with police personnel asking her to move from there as section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is in force in the entire area of New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar.
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