Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi faced protests right after arriving in Parliament for the ongoing Monsoon Session on Tuesday.
"Jharkhand kyun nai gaye (Why didn't he go to Jharkhand)," he asked as the Congress MP attempted to confront him.
Moments later, Priyanka Gandhi told reporters that this was the first time she had noticed NDA MPs holding a protest.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, "For the first time I have seen that the MPs of the ruling party are holding a protest.
NDA MPs' protest against the Opposition, alleging them of running away from discussion in Parliament.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi faced protests right after arriving in Parliament for the ongoing Monsoon Session on Tuesday. Several NDA MPs were protesting with placards in hand a day after the police crackdown on protesting students and job aspirants in INDIA-ruled Jharkhand. One BJP MP sloganeered, asking why Rahul Gandhi has not visited the eastern state yet. Priyanka stopped in her tracks, with a smile on her face, and took a good glance at the placard.
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She tried to counter, but he kept sloganeering. "Jharkhand kyun nai gaye (Why didn't he go to Jharkhand)," he asked as the Congress MP attempted to confront him.
"Rahul ji Jharkhand k chhatro se mile bhi hai. (Rahul Gandhi has even met the students from Jharkhand)," she replied before walking away.
Moments later, Priyanka Gandhi told reporters that this was the first time she had noticed NDA MPs holding a protest. "At least we have forced them to do this. Now he (Amit Shah) should come and give a statement."
NDA and Opposition MPs faced off outside the Parliament premises, with both parties holding placards and playing blame games regarding the Jharkhand student protests. Several NDA MPs participated in the stir, including Kangana Ranaut, Anil Govil, Aparajita Sarangi and Anurag Thakur, among others. Meanwhile, INDIA MPs included Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Jaya Bachchan, among others.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, "For the first time I have seen that the MPs of the ruling party are holding a protest. At least we have forced them to do this. Now he (Amit Shah) should come and give a statement." pic.twitter.com/DZ7gYgLPoS— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2026
The NDA MPs demanded an explanation about the police crackdown on the Jharkhand protesters, while calling out Rahul Gandhi for avoiding discussions on students' agitation, which he has been asking for several days. The Opposition MPs protested against Home Minister Amit Shah over the Cockroach Janta Party stir in Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
#WATCH | Delhi: NDA and Congress MPs hold protest against each other in the Parliament.
NDA MPs' protest against the Opposition, alleging them of running away from discussion in Parliament.
Congress MPs are protesting against the Union Home Minister over the 'police action' on pic.twitter.com/BVEPvBBJug— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2026
Thousands of protesters, alleging irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams, clashed with police near the state Assembly on Monday. Security personnel used water cannons, fired tear gas shells and resorted to lathi charges to stop them from reaching the legislature. Multiple protesters claimed cops thrashed them on their heads, faces and arms.
The BJP has called for a 16-hour statewide strike in Jharkhand to protest against the crackdown on the protesters. However, fresh visuals from this morning showed BJP protesters burning tyres and blocking roads in several pockets of Ranchi before many of them were detained. Meanwhile, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that the party is in talks with Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led government over the matter.
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