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Over 200 Leaders Detained, Including Rahul & Priyanka

Several Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, were detained by the Delhi Police on Friday, 5 August, as they marched to the the Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against unemployment, inflation and price rise.

Other leaders, including Harish Rawat, P Chidambaram, and Deepender Hooda, were also detained.

Gandhi earlier slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the central government over amid nationwide protests organised by the party over the issues.

Addressing the media, Gandhi said that there is an “onset of dictatorship in India” and that the RSS is now “controlling all independent institutions.”

Meanwhile, several party workers were also detained amid demonstrations as Section 144 was imposed in New Delhi districts on Friday morning.

Several Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, wore black to the Parliament as a mark of protest

Congress MPs from both the Houses met at 10 am at Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Office

Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in the New Delhi district, barring Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police said, “Protest/dharna/gherao in the area of New Delhi district on 5 August cannot be permitted in view of security, law and order, traffic reasons”

Speaking on the ED’s probe after the agency sealed the office of Young Indian at the National Herald office, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that it was an intimidation attempt by the Narendra Modi-led government