<div>It is not every day that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh step into a police station.<br /><br />The occasion was not lost on the staff at Parliament Street police station where the leaders courted arrest as part of their `Save Democracy’ protest on Friday.<br /><br />The staff at the police station and the adjoining office of the area’s Assistant Commissioner’s of Police (ACP) gave them what some would call `VIP treatment.”<br /><br />Photos circulated on a Congress leader’s WhatsApp account showed the police officer extending all courtesies to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders after their spell of slogan-shouting.<br /><br />The leaders, who arrived at the station around 10.30 am, were seated at the ACP’s office for about half an hour. Cold drinks and a McDonald beverage were served, while the arrest-related paper work continued in the background.<br /><br />In the pictures, Ghulam Nabi Azad is seen holding a cold drink, and juice carton is on the table.<br /><br />At least one police officer wanted to capture the moment. The inspector is seen posing with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.<br /><br />Asked later about the it, an officer denied to this reporter that anyone took pictures with the VIPs – even when he was shown the WhatsApp photos.<br /><br />“We offered them water and when they assured us that they would not violate the law and order provisions, we let them go,” he said. <br /><br />The officer said he would offer tea and a glass of water to any visitor to the office. </div>
<div>It is not every day that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh step into a police station.<br /><br />The occasion was not lost on the staff at Parliament Street police station where the leaders courted arrest as part of their `Save Democracy’ protest on Friday.<br /><br />The staff at the police station and the adjoining office of the area’s Assistant Commissioner’s of Police (ACP) gave them what some would call `VIP treatment.”<br /><br />Photos circulated on a Congress leader’s WhatsApp account showed the police officer extending all courtesies to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders after their spell of slogan-shouting.<br /><br />The leaders, who arrived at the station around 10.30 am, were seated at the ACP’s office for about half an hour. Cold drinks and a McDonald beverage were served, while the arrest-related paper work continued in the background.<br /><br />In the pictures, Ghulam Nabi Azad is seen holding a cold drink, and juice carton is on the table.<br /><br />At least one police officer wanted to capture the moment. The inspector is seen posing with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.<br /><br />Asked later about the it, an officer denied to this reporter that anyone took pictures with the VIPs – even when he was shown the WhatsApp photos.<br /><br />“We offered them water and when they assured us that they would not violate the law and order provisions, we let them go,” he said. <br /><br />The officer said he would offer tea and a glass of water to any visitor to the office. </div>
