Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meet parents of Ankita Bhandari at Delhi’s India Gate as the family protests the appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Governor of Sikkim. The parents say Gautam’s name appears in the 2022 murder case in Uttarakhand and that he is the “VIP” mentioned in recent references to the matter, according to their statements.
The parents demand that Gautam’s appointment be put on hold until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its probe. The Hindu reports the family’s key demand as a pause in the appointment pending the CBI investigation. NDTV similarly links the protest to claims that Gautam is connected to the case, while Free Press Journal describes the meeting as part of a wider effort by the family to seek justice and urge President Droupadi Murmu to intervene.
Across the coverage, the dispute centres on allegations tied to the 2022 case and the request for the appointment to be delayed until investigations are completed, with outlets noting the need to separate claims from any established findings by investigators or courts.
