India’s Cockroach protests: Rahul Gandhi detained after calling for PM Modi to resign

Main opposition leader is bundled into a bus by police during Delhi CJP protests after accusing Narendra Modi of ‘destroying the future of India’s youth’ Indian police have detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during spiralling youth-led protests in Delhi, after he called for prime minister Narendra Modi’s resignation. Gandhi, the leader of India’s Congress party, said on Tuesday that Modi must resign “for destroying the future of India’s youth”, before staging a sit-in outside the prime m...

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Congress, allies take NEET protest to PM’s doorstep; Rahul Gandhi detained: 'Modi won't be able to escape'

The government was open to talks with students and CJP representatives but gave no assurance on their demands or a timeline for further talks, HT has learnt.

Rahul Gandhi released as India’s youth protests gather pace

Police released Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi late on Tuesday after detaining him during a sit-in outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi, as youth-led protests over exam failures and police conduct entered a third day. Officers carried Gandhi through a crowd and placed him on a bus after he joined Congress lawmakers demanding action over the treatment of student protesters.