PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldCongress Condemns Detention of Ankita Bhandari's Parents
The Congress party criticized the Modi government for detaining the parents of Ankita Bhandari, a 19-year-old murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022. The parents were protesting the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim governor near India Gate when detained and released hours later. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge called the detention "state-sponsored oppression" and an act of cowardice and insensitivity.
Deccan Herald··New Delhi



