Overview
- A Delhi court sent four identified Indian Youth Congress functionaries to five days of police custody following the protest inside Bharat Mandapam’s Exhibition Hall No. 5.
- Delhi Police said the group registered online, used QR codes to enter, concealed the T-shirts under jackets, then revealed slogans including “PM is compromised.”
- Officers detained around 10 protesters in total and said security at the venue would be tightened as legal action continues.
- The BJP condemned the demonstration as an attempt to harm India’s image and organised protests through its youth wing in multiple cities on Saturday.
- Party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have been coordinating a targeted campaign against the India–US interim trade deal, which Congress says will hurt farmers.