<p>Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday jumped over a police barricade placed near the AICC headquarters during party protest against price rise and unemployment in Delhi.</p>.<p>Amid high drama, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained by the police after she staged a sit-in protest outside the AICC headquarters here as part of the party's nationwide stir.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/rahul-priyanka-gandhi-detained-amid-congress-protest-against-inflation-1133303.html">Rahul, Priyanka detained amid Congress protest in Delhi</a></strong></p>.<p>Dressed in black, as several other party members did to register their protest against the government, Priyanka Gandhi jumped over police barricades put up on the road outside the party headquarters and squatted on the road, with police personnel asking her to move from there as section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is in force in the entire area of New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar.</p>.<p>The Congress general secretary was subsequently put in a vehicle forcibly by police and taken away.</p>.<p>In a video from inside the police vehicle shared by the Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi said they think that by showing force they can silence us and force us into a compromise.</p>.<p>"Why will we do that?" she asked.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/wearing-black-clothes-congress-mps-stage-protest-in-parliament-1133315.html">Wearing black clothes, Cong MPs protest in Parliament</a></strong></p>.<p>"Their ministers cannot see price rise, so we wanted to walk till prime minister's house and show the high inflation, show the gas cylinder whose price is sky high," she said.</p>.<p>"There is no inflation for Modi ji, he has given away the country's wealth to 2-4 people....Two-four people have become very rich, but the common person is suffering. They have a lot of money, they can't see price rise. Flour, rice, cooking gas have all become expensive," she alleged.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Congress MPs, including former party chief Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex and took out a march towards Rashtrapati Bhawan.</p>.<p>The protesting MPs of the opposition party raised slogans against the government demanding that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike on essential items be withdrawn, with party chief Sonia Gandhi standing with the women MPs of the party holding a banner outside gate number 1 of Parliament.</p>.<p>The protesters were, however, stopped by the Delhi Police and not allowed to proceed towards Rashtrapati Bhawan. Sonia Gandhi did not take part in the march. The other Congress MPs were detained by police at Vijay Chowk. </p>.<p><em>(With inputs from PTI)</em></p>
<p>Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday jumped over a police barricade placed near the AICC headquarters during party protest against price rise and unemployment in Delhi.</p>.<p>Amid high drama, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained by the police after she staged a sit-in protest outside the AICC headquarters here as part of the party's nationwide stir.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/rahul-priyanka-gandhi-detained-amid-congress-protest-against-inflation-1133303.html">Rahul, Priyanka detained amid Congress protest in Delhi</a></strong></p>.<p>Dressed in black, as several other party members did to register their protest against the government, Priyanka Gandhi jumped over police barricades put up on the road outside the party headquarters and squatted on the road, with police personnel asking her to move from there as section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is in force in the entire area of New Delhi district except Jantar Mantar.</p>.<p>The Congress general secretary was subsequently put in a vehicle forcibly by police and taken away.</p>.<p>In a video from inside the police vehicle shared by the Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi said they think that by showing force they can silence us and force us into a compromise.</p>.<p>"Why will we do that?" she asked.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/wearing-black-clothes-congress-mps-stage-protest-in-parliament-1133315.html">Wearing black clothes, Cong MPs protest in Parliament</a></strong></p>.<p>"Their ministers cannot see price rise, so we wanted to walk till prime minister's house and show the high inflation, show the gas cylinder whose price is sky high," she said.</p>.<p>"There is no inflation for Modi ji, he has given away the country's wealth to 2-4 people....Two-four people have become very rich, but the common person is suffering. They have a lot of money, they can't see price rise. Flour, rice, cooking gas have all become expensive," she alleged.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Congress MPs, including former party chief Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex and took out a march towards Rashtrapati Bhawan.</p>.<p>The protesting MPs of the opposition party raised slogans against the government demanding that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike on essential items be withdrawn, with party chief Sonia Gandhi standing with the women MPs of the party holding a banner outside gate number 1 of Parliament.</p>.<p>The protesters were, however, stopped by the Delhi Police and not allowed to proceed towards Rashtrapati Bhawan. Sonia Gandhi did not take part in the march. The other Congress MPs were detained by police at Vijay Chowk. </p>.<p><em>(With inputs from PTI)</em></p>
