Several Congress MPs, senior party leaders and chief ministers from Congress-ruled states staged a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the PM and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police crackdown on students during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Chalo Sansad" march a day earlier.

Led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the protest accused the Centre of suppressing students raising concerns over the alleged NEET paper leak and refusing to discuss the issue in Parliament.

The demonstration saw the participation of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Pawan Khera, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Deepender Hooda, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and several other MPs and leaders.

Protesters assembled near Lok Kalyan Marg amid heavy deployment of Delhi Police personnel, who maintained a tight security cordon around the Prime Minister's residence.

Visuals from the protest showed Rahul Gandhi standing at the centre of a large gathering of Congress leaders and workers seated on the road outside the Prime Minister's residence.

Several leaders raised slogans and held up their hands while addressing the gathering, as security personnel formed multiple layers of barricades around the protest site.

Senior leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi, remained seated with other MPs during the sit-in, while television crews and photographers documented the demonstration.

Videos from the spot captured a charged yet peaceful atmosphere, with Congress leaders interacting with protesters as police personnel remained stationed around the venue to prevent any attempt to move towards the Prime Minister's residence.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, "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 or does it want to have a debate on it in Parliament."

He further wrote, "PM and HM must resign for destroying the future of India’s youth".

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Jul 21, 2026 15:58 IST