India: Police forcibly remove Rahul Gandhi from protest outside Modi residence
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Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the main opposition Congress party have been dragged away by police from a rally outside PM Narendra Modi's residence, a day after dozens of youth protesters were arrested. Follow DW.
https://p.dw.com/p/5HSn0 Gandhi's Congress party said his treatment by police was 'shameful' Image: Adnan Abidi/REUTERS Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Police forcibly remove Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders from a protest outside PM Narendra Modi 's residence The protesters are calling for Modi and his home minister, Amit Shah, to step down over a police crackdown against protesters on Monday The mostly young protesters have been calling for the resignation of India's education minister over medical exam paper leaks Modi tells MPs from his ruling coalition that strong action was taken against those involved in the leaks Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke says protesters will not march to the parliament again to protest demonstrators against alleged 'police brutality' The CJP vows to continue the protest until the education minister resigns Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 24 days in support of the CJP's demands, is moved to a private hospital Here are the latest developments from India on Tuesday, July 21, 2026:
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07/21/2026 July 21, 2026 WATCH: Is this India's Gen-Z revolution? Tuesday's scenes outside the prime minister's official residence come a day after violent clashes in New Delhi between police and youth protesters.
DW looks at whether this movement is the start of Gen-Zers taking to the streets to demand change in India , as young people did in many countries across Asia and elsewhere in 2025 .
07/21/2026 July 21, 2026 IN DEPTH: How India's youth-led 'Cockroach' movement challenges Modi Murali Krishnan in New Delhi The Cockroach Janta Party accused police of a brutal crackdown following the New Delhi protest Image: Manish Swarup/AP Photo/picture alliance What started as a satirical protest against exam leaks in India has grown into a wider movement voicing young Indians' anger over jobs and education.
Learn more about how the Cockroach movement has grown and how it plans to take on long-time prime minister Narendra Modi in this report .
07/21/2026 July 21, 2026 Cockroach party calls off planned protest at police HQ The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off a protest outside police headquarters planned for Tuesday night.
The move comes after police in New Delhi released all the students who were detained during protests on Monday, the party said.
"Huge victory for our movement! The Police has now released all detainees. They had illegally been detained for peacefully protesting for over a day, but the Police has had to bow down to public pressure," the CJP said on X.
07/21/2026 July 21, 2026 Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders detained outside Modi residence Adil Bhat Gandhi (center) and other opposition leaders have called for Modi to resign Image: Adnan Abidi/REUTERS Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the opposition Congress party have been detained outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, according to DW's Adil Bhat, who is at the scene.
Congress' official X account also shared footage that appeared to show the opposition leader being detained by security officials, accusing Modi of "shameful" treatment of Gandhi and of overseeing a "dictatorship."
As we reported earlier, Gandhi, India's main opposition leader, had called for Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to step down over the police crackdown against youth protesters on Monday.
Thousands of protestors were still camping in and around Jantar Mantar in downtown New Delhi on Tuesday.
The protest outside Modi's residence comes after the Indian parliament was adjourned for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, with the opposition demanding a discussion on exam paper leaks and other issues within India's education system.
07/21/2026 July 21, 2026 What else has happened in India today? We are taking a brief pause from our coverage of the Cockroach Janta Party protests to give you a roundup of other major developments in India today.
Sikkim tunnel blast leaves 10 dead, several missing
At least 10 people have died in India's Himalayan state of Sikkim after a suspected gas explosion triggered a tunnel collapse.
The incident occurred on Monday at state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation's (NHPC) project on the Teesta river in Samardung village.
Seventeen others are feared trapped, local police chief Sonam Dolma told the media.
The NHPC said that a sudden burst of gas, suspected to be methane trapped or embedded in rocks in the tunnel, caused an explosion, dispersing fumes and toxic gas.
Rescuers are struggling to get to those trapped due to the hazardous gases inside the tunnel.
India on Tuesday summoned a senior Russian diplomat in New Delhi to protest an attack on a cargo ship leaving Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa that killed four Indian nationals.
India's foreign ministry said it conveyed "grave concerns and unequivocal condemnation of the attack" to the Russian Chargé d'Affaires Vladimir Ladanov.
Commercial vessel MV Golden Leo was attacked on Sunday. It had five Indian nationals on board.
The ministry said in a statement that it had urged Ladanov to convey to Moscow "India's strong concerns" that "the targeting of commercial shipping and the resulting loss of innocent civilian lives are unacceptable and must be avoided".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow was in touch with New Delhi on the issue.
"We are explaining our position. Most importantly, our armed forces are striking - and will continue to strike - vessels involved in transporting ammunition, weapons, and so on…
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