Delhi Police had erected barricades along Ashoka Road and rerouted traffic to block the opposition march from Parliament House to the Election Commission headquarters, securing a 5‑kilometre perimeter by noon.
Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, used the opportunity to breach the barricades, climb a bus, and then move into the premises of Akashvani Bhawan, turning a pre‑planned route into an improvised protest that lasted nearly nine hours.
When police attempted to detain the leaders inside the broadcasting house, a scuffle erupted, leading to the filing of an FIR under the Delhi Police Act for unauthorized entry and unlawful protest.
In a press release, Rahul Gandhi countered the FIR by declaring it a political weapon, saying, “I have 45 FIRs against me. My goal is to have 100. Every FIR is a medal for me.” The Congress party framed the incident as a victory against state overreach.
The next day, a lunch meeting on Janpath was abruptly converted into a bus‑led protest toward Jantar Mantar, but Delhi Police stopped the buses on Ashoka Road citing a Supreme Court directive that required a 10‑day advance permit for protests at the site.
A bus driver who was forced to halt the convoy said, “We were told to stop on the spot after the police boarded a bus and started detaining people.” The protest is scheduled to resume Thursday, and the court is expected to review the FIR in the coming weeks.