Overview
- The Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet in the National Herald matter that named Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
- Congress organized gherao actions in Telangana and beyond, with Hyderabad police closing Gandhi Bhavan gates and detaining leaders to stop a march to the BJP state office.
- Clashes were reported in Warangal and Jamshedpur when Congress and BJP workers confronted each other near party offices as police tried to hold lines and disperse crowds.
- BJP leaders condemned the demonstrations as hooliganism and argued the court order did not exonerate the Gandhi family, asserting that investigative processes continue.
- Parallel protests in Chhattisgarh saw a large Congress turnout in Durg, where workers broke police barricades near the BJP office and senior leaders joined the rally.