Rahul Gandhi detained amid protest over Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning| Video

Rahul Gandhi and Congress party leaders were detained at Vijay Chowk during the MPs' march to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other MPs from the party were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday after they staged a protest against party chief Sonia Gandhi being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. Sonia Gandhi, who is recovering from Covid-19, is being questioned today for a second time; the first was on July 21.

Rahul Gandhi and the other Congress MPs had gathered at Vijay Chowk to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to draw the President's attention to the alleged misuse of agencies by the government, but were stopped by the police. (ANI)

In a video tweeted by news agency ANI, Rahul is seen surrounded by the police as well as the media. While staging the dharna earlier today, Rahul hit out at the government for not being allowed to sit at Vijay Chowk. “They (Police) are not allowing us to sit at Vijay Chowk. This is the reality of India that it is a Police state, it is the truth...Modiji (PM Modi) is a 'raja' (king),” he was quoted as telling ANI.

Rahul Gandhi and Congress party leaders were detained at Vijay Chowk during the MPs' march to Rashtrapati Bhavan. Rahul Gandhi was taken to Parliament Street police station after being detained during the protest march.

Congress leaders are holding nationwide protests against what they claim to be the misuse of central probe agencies against Opposition leaders. Several MPs of the party were detained by the police following their protest march from Parliament.

All Congress MPs were stopped at Vijay Chowk and prevented from marching to Rashtrapati Bhavan.