In Photos: Rahul, Priyanka Join Protest Against Gubernatorial Appointment Staged By Ankita Bhandari's Parents
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra join Ankita Bhandari’s parents at India Gate in Delhi to protest Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim Governor, demanding that it be put on hold until the CBI completes its probe into the alleged VIP angle
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi with the parents of Ankita Bhandari during a sit-in protest at India Gate, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi joined the family to express solidarity with their demand to put on hold the gubernatorial appointment of a BJP leader whose name they allege is linked to the case. | Photo: PTI
Activist Yogita Bhayana, centre, with the parents of the deceased victim Ankita Bhandari stage a sit-in protest at India Gate demanding justice for their daughter, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Bhandari was killed at Vanantra Resort in Rishikesh on Sept. 18, 2022, and her body was recovered from the Chilla canal four days later; resort owner Pulkit Arya, son of former BJP leader Vinod Arya, and two accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on Oct. 14, 2026, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi with the parents of Ankita Bhandari during a sit-in protest at India Gate, in New Delhi. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi joined the family to express solidarity with their demand to put on hold the gubernatorial appointment of a BJP leader whose name they allege is linked to the case. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
In this image posted on Oct. 15, 2026, Police personnel detain parents of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022, while protesting near India Gate against Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim governor, in New Delhi. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
Father of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022, speaks to the media, after being detained while protesting near India Gate against Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim governor, in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on Oct. 15, 2026, Police personnel detain parents of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022, while protesting near India Gate against Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim governor, in New Delhi. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi with the parents of Ankita Bhandari during a sit-in protest at India Gate, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi joined the family to express solidarity with their demand to put on hold the gubernatorial appointment of a BJP leader whose name they allege is linked to the case. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on Oct. 14, 2026, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra join the parents of Ankita Bhandari during a sit-in protest at India Gate, in New Delhi. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi joined the family to express solidarity with their demand to put on hold the gubernatorial appointment of a BJP leader whose name they allege is linked to the case. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
In this image posted on Oct. 14, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra embraces mother of Ankita Bhandari during a sit-in protest at India Gate, in New Delhi. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi joined the family to express solidarity with their demand to put on hold the gubernatorial appointment of a BJP leader whose name they allege is linked to the case. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
In this image posted on Oct. 14, 2026, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi interacts with father of Ankita Bhandari during a sit-in protest at India Gate, in New Delhi. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi joined the family to express solidarity with their demand to put on hold the gubernatorial appointment of a BJP leader whose name they allege is linked to the case. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
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