Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:39am on 14 Oct 2026,Wednesday Politics
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday used a flute performance to symbolically oppose the alleged police crackdown on protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. At a press conference, flute artist Samar played ‘Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye’ in response to what Gandhi described as the authorities’ use of force. Samar alleged that police detained and assaulted him. An NSUI functionary also accused police personnel of beating her during detention in Delhi, causing injuries to her legs and ear. She further alleged that another protester was assaulted. The allegations could not be independently verified, and no police response was available in the report.
