Rahul, Priyanka lead Congress leaders in protest outside PM's residence
Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar and Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan also attend protest outside PM residence in Delhi
Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi along with party MPs Priyanka Gandhi, KC Venugopal and others stage a sit-in protest near the Prime Minister's residence over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, in New Delhi, on July 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, protested outside the Prime Minister's Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), demanding the resignation of PM Narendra Modi over the police action against students protesting on the NEET paper leak issue.
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The two leaders were joined in the dharna by several party MPs and leaders, who raised slogans against the Prime Minister. Visuals also showed Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar and Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan attending the protest.
The Delhi Police went on to detain several Congress leaders, as Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh urged Mr. Gandhi to end the protest.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 21, 2026
The Congress leaders earlier marched to the Prime Minister's residence against what they alleged were "police brutalities" on the young students during the CJP-led protest march to Parliament on Monday.
"We have marched to PM Modi’s house to demand answers from him for the brutalities against young students yesterday. The Government doesn’t want to take any accountability, nor does it want to have a debate on it in Parliament," Mr. Gandhi said in a post on X.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 21, 2026VIDEO | Delhi: Protesters clash with the police during the protest at Lok Kalyan Marg.
Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar (@kanhaiyakumar) says, "This is hooliganism. You (referring to Delhi police) people beat children. This government arrests those who ask for justice."
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"The Prime Minister and Home Minister must resign for destroying the future of India's youth," the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.
Mr. Gandhi, along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders, earlier met some of the students injured in Monday's police action at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital.
Published - July 21, 2026 05:09 pm IST
Source: The Hindu — News
