Are you from BJP: Rahul Gandhi dodges question on police injury in protest

Published 31 July 2026 · politics

Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked a journalist, "Are you from the BJP?" after being

Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked a journalist, "Are you from the BJP?" after being questioned about whether the opposition would raise the concerns of injured police personnel and their families in Parliament. The exchange took place outside Parliament when India Today journalist Piyush Mishra questioned Rahul Gandhi about demands made earlier in the day by the families of police personnel injured in the recent violence. Read Full Story Earlier on Friday, the families of the injured police personnel held a press conference and urged political parties to also raise in Parliament the issue of police personnel who were injured during the violence and the hardships faced by their families.

Referring to those demands, journalists asked Rahul Gandhi, while he was entering the Parliament complex, whether the opposition would also raise the concerns of the injured police personnel and their families in Parliament. Instead of directly answering the question, Rahul Gandhi asked the journalist, "Are you from the BJP?" Piyush Mishra immediately clarified that the question was not being asked on behalf of any political party but was based on concerns raised by the families of the injured police personnel. At the time, Opposition MPs were protesting over various issues outside Makar Dwar of Parliament. According to the report, Rahul Gandhi walked towards the opposition protest.

India Today called out to him again from behind, seeking a response to the question, but he continued walking and did not reply. Later, after Parliament proceedings were adjourned, the journalist again asked Rahul Gandhi, as he exited the Parliament building, why the opposition was not raising the concerns of the injured police personnel and their families in Parliament. Rahul Gandhi again did not respond to the question and left the Parliament complex. The development came just hours after the families of the injured police personnel addressed a press conference to share their concerns. They said that public and political discussions surrounding the July 20 violence had largely focused on alleged police action against students, while insufficient attention had been paid to police personnel injured while on duty and the difficulties faced by their families.

The families said they were not blaming students for the incident but maintained that the alleged attacks on police personnel during the violence should also be discussed impartially. Against this backdrop, the journalist's question sought to know whether Parliament would also take up the concerns of injured police personnel and their families alongside those of the students. Ends