Overview

• Dinesh Pratap Singh staged a dharna on the Lucknow–Prayagraj highway near Harchandpur as Rahul Gandhi’s cavalcade passed, with BJP workers displaying “Rahul go back” placards.
• He demanded that Gandhi apologise, denounce the derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, and act against those responsible.
• The protest stems from a viral video from a Darbhanga event during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in which a 25-year-old used expletives; the person seen speaking has been reported arrested.
• Police briefly halted Gandhi’s convoy before ensuring safe passage through Rae Bareli as BJP supporters continued slogan-shouting along parts of the route.
• Responding later, Rahul Gandhi said the BJP was “disturbed” because the opposition had flagged alleged vote theft in multiple states.