Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Dragged Into Police Van As Congress Leaders Detained During Price-Rise Protest In Delhi
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained from outside the party headquarters where she had joined protest
Police detained Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders from outside the party headquarters in Delhi today when they were protesting against unemployment and price-rise.
Dressed in black like other party leaders as a mark of protest, she earlier climbed over barricades to reach the spot where she held a brief sit-in before being taken away by cops.
Her brother, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, too was detained a little while before she was.
Before starting a planned march to Rashtrapati Bhavan and a "gherao" of the Prime Minister's house, Congress MPs led led by party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi wore black clothes to Parliament. Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned as Congress members created an uproar over the alleged misuse of probe agencies by the government.