Ashutosh Ranka asked why Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was being prevented from meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. Is the Election Commission not an independent body?

Rahul Gandhi, who was on a sit-in protest at Akashvani Bhavan, was taken into custody by the police.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, began a hunger strike at the Akashvani Bhavan complex on Tuesday, demanding a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner. However, police detained Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other Congress leaders and supporters. Following this, Cockroach Party co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka launched an attack on the government and the ruling party at the Centre.

Ashutosh Ranka asked why Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was being prevented from meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. Isn't the Election Commission an independent body? Ranka also shared a video of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other leaders sitting under a tree in the Akashvani Bhavan complex.

Rahul-Priyanka taken into custody by the police.

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by police from the Akashvani Bhavan complex, the protest site, after about eight hours. MPs from the opposition All India Alliance (AIADMK) had marched from Parliament Street to the Election Commission headquarters earlier in the day. However, police stopped them midway and detained several leaders. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi entered the Akashvani Bhavan complex and sat under a tree while trying to reach the Election Commission office.  

Gyanesh Kumar is scared: Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi said, "300 MPs were stopped here, and after that, they made us sit here. The Election Commission is 50 yards away. They are not letting us go there. I don't understand what the problem is. The Election Commission's job is to conduct elections properly. 300 MPs want to meet Gyanesh Kumar, and Gyanesh Kumar is scared, so I don't know what is happening in the country. If representatives can't meet the Election Commission, what is the meaning of democracy?"