In a statement to the media, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad criticises LoP Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of “politics of anarchy” for sitting on dharna at Parliament Street police station without prior permission. 

He said the police informed Mr. Gandhi that an FIR had already been registered and the matter was under investigation. 

Mr. Prasad also cited the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee, questioning Mr. Gandhi’s respect for law and alleging that Congress was now trapped by its own political stance on Vande Mataram.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central), Sachin Sharma, said that the complaint has been received and that proceedings have been ongoing regarding pellet gun use during the CJP-led student protest on July 20. He said that a case regarding the issue is already being heard in the Supreme Court.

The crime branch is already looking into all July 20 related cases, he said. 

- Shrimansi Kaushik

Story so far: At least one of the 80 protesters injured in police action during the Monday (July 20, 2026) march to Parliament called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) sustained pellet gun injuries, according to a source at Lady Hardinge Medical College, where the victim is undergoing treatment. While the Delhi Police has denied using pellet guns and said such claims are “false and misleading”, the allegations have been strong against the Rapid Action Force, a specialised rapid reaction wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). This prompts questions over the legal framework governing the use of pellet guns and non-lethal weapons for crowd control in India.

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Days after the Delhi Police denied the usage of pellet guns during the July 20 march to Parliament — in which at least four persons reported being hit with pellets — a general diary entry filed at Parliament Street police station reveals that the Rapid Action Force (RAF) did fire two rounds from an anti-riot gun on the directions of a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) rank officer.

Rapid Action Force has been deployed in and around the Parliament Street police station, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is sitting on a dharna demanding registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest, police sources said on Friday (August 21, 2026).

A large number of police and RAF personnel have been deployed around the police station, which also houses the New Delhi DCP’s office.

Additional police personnel have been pressed into service in view of Rahul Gandhi’s sit-in, the sources said.

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At least one of the 80 protesters injured in police action during the Monday (July 20, 2026) march to Parliament called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) sustained pellet gun injuries, according to a source at Lady Hardinge Medical College, where the victim is undergoing treatment.

“Sahil wants to file FIR, but that is not being allowed. If not Delhi Police, then who? We are only asking for justice for the family,” Mr. Gandhi said, speaking to media outside the police station.

According to the Congress party, Mr. Lochab had approached the Delhi Police along with his lawyers on August 14 and submitted a written complaint. However, the police allegedly did not provide an I/O number or acknowledgement. The complaint was again pursued on August 17 through email and phone, but no I/O number or acknowledgement was provided, they said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (August 21, 2026) sat on a dharna at the Parliament Street police station here seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest and said “brutality” against a peaceful protest is a “serious crime”.

Mr. Gandhi, accompanied by the pellet victim, 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, first visited the Mandir Marg police station and sought the registration of the FIR. After his demand was not accepted, he went to the Parliament Street police station and met Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sachin Sharma.