Rahul Gandhi seeks response from Amit Shah over alleged police misconduct at protest

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah to respond after a female journalist alleged misconduct by a Delhi Police officer during a protest in New Delhi. The demonstration at Jantar Mantar was held by people demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Opposition parties have accused the election authorities of irregularities linked to a revision of electoral rolls, including deleted votes.

Gandhi said hundreds of journalists had sat at the site for hours seeking registration of a first information report. He also alleged that people were detained, cameras were seized and journalists were dragged during the protest. Because Delhi Police comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Gandhi said Shah should explain why the alleged complaint had not been registered.

His comments were posted in Hindi on X. The Cockroach Janta Party and the All India Students’ Association made similar claims. CJP spokesperson Saurav Das accused Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat of misbehaving with and touching a female journalist inappropriately.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that police refused to accept her complaint. AISA said women protesters, journalists and lawyers had been manhandled and that several women complained of being groped by male police personnel. The supplied material presents these allegations from Gandhi and the organisations but does not include a response from Delhi Police, Bhagat, the home ministry or details confirming that an FIR was registered.

The claims therefore remain allegations in the material provided.