Rahul Gandhi detained and later released after NEET-UG protest near PM Modi’s residence

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was released by the Delhi Police on Tuesday after being detained during a protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Following his release, Rahul Gandhi was seen leaving Chhatrasal Stadium, where he and several other detained Opposition leaders had been taken by the police.#WATCH | Delhi: LoP Lok Sabha & Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leaves from Chhatrasal Stadium. Some of the opposition leaders, who were protesting at Lok Kalyan Marg and detained by Delhi Police, were brought to Chhatrasal Stadiuma short while ago. pic.twitter.com/1phdnpjK54— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2026 AAP's Sanjay Singh Questions Rahul Gandhi's Dharna, Asks Why Congress Is 'Weakening' Students' ProtestVIDEO | Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at Mandir Marg Police Station, says, "My brother, Rahul Gandhi, is very strong. He will endure everything. But what happened to the students yesterday was completely wrong. These young people are the future of the country."(Full… pic.twitter.com/cHUD74BIbn— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 21, 2026 Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was also detained during the protest, left the Mandir Marg Police Station after being released by the Delhi Police.#WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves from the Mandir Marg Police Station. She was detained by Delhi Police and brought here a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/fD3CCDK2dI— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2026 Rahul Gandhi Appeals To 'Patriotic Indians' To Join Dharna Outside PM Modi's House After Jitendra Singh's OutreachA short while earlier, several Opposition leaders who had been detained during the protest at Lok Kalyan Marg were brought to Chhatrasal Stadium after being taken into police custody.Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Opposition leaders and Congress workers, had marched towards the Prime Minister's residence to protest against irregularities in the NEET-UG examination. However, the demonstration was stopped by the Delhi Police before it could reach the designated location. Videos shared on social media showed police personnel escorting Rahul Gandhi away from the protest site. In one widely circulated video, officers were seen lifting and carrying the Congress leader after he refused to leave the protest venue and insisted on continuing the demonstration.Police also deployed buses to remove protesters from the area, detaining several Congress leaders and party workers before shifting them to Chhatrasal Stadium. The protest site witnessed heavy security deployment as police dispersed the gathering, while Congress supporters raised slogans condemning the police action and demanding that the demonstration be allowed to continue.

Hyderabad, July 21: Former Team India Captain and Telangana Minister Mohammed Azharuddin on Tuesday condemned the detention of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi by Delhi Police. Rahul Gandhi was detained while he was protesting outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg.मोदी जी, हर ज़ोर आज़मा लो, सारी ताकत लगा लो - छात्रों के इंसाफ की ये लड़ाई अब रोके न रुकेगी। pic.twitter.com/suXh8LkWzh— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 21, 2026 Mohammed Azharuddin shared a post social media and said, "I strongly condemn the detention of Hon’ble LoP Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji. Detaining the Leader of Opposition for peacefully standing with students reflects a deeply worrying intolerance towards democratic dissent. The concerns of our youth deserve dialogue and justice, not force. We will continue to stand with every student whose voice deserves to be heard.""Democracy in india is happening right now"– Rahul Gandhi https://t.co/9jjDEZdocK pic.twitter.com/AoCnnCxx75— Sachin Gupta (@Sachingupta) July 21, 2026 Rahul Gandhi was detained by the Delhi Police along with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav and several other Congress leaders and workers. They were demanding accountability and resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.#WATCH | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi seen inside a bus after being detained by police from the protest site at Lok Kalyan Marg. (Source: Congress) pic.twitter.com/RZS81IbIRw— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2026 Rahul Gandhi Appeals To 'Patriotic Indians' To Join Dharna Outside PM Modi's House After Jitendra Singh's OutreachA video has gone viral on social media in which it can be seen that the Police is trying to forcibly remove Rahul Gandhi from the site, they were also seen carrying him to the bus. Rahul Gandhi can be heard in the video, saying, "Democracy in india is happening right now" while lying on the ground and resisting the police force.Rahul Gandhi was later seen being taken in a bus after being detained by the police from the protest site at Lok Kalyan Marg.