LIVE UPDATES | Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi at Rajghat: Hundreds of Congress workers gather, police put up barricades; traffic restrictions imposed

• 05:39 PM, Oct 08 2026

  Traffic restrictions

  ???? TRAFFIC ADVISORY | RAJGHAT

  Due to the ongoing protest at Rajghat, restrictions on buses, including DTC buses, and heavy vehicles, including HGVs, take effect immediately and will remain in force until 10:00 PM today, 8 October 2026, at the following points:

  ⛔ Chatta Rail: No movement towards NS Marg/Red Fort.

  ⛔ NS Marg–Subhash T-Point: No movement towards Delhi Gate.

  ⛔ Shanti Van Chowk: No movement towards Ring Road/Rajghat.

  Drivers of these vehicles are advised to use alternative routes and follow diversions directed by traffic personnel.

  Please keep intersections clear and give way to emergency vehicles. We request your cooperation to minimise congestion and inconvenience.

  For real-time updates and assistance, connect with Delhi Traffic Police through the following channels:

  
  

  FACEBOOK: https://t.co/XMFa7Ld8gD

  
  

  PLATFORM X: https://t.co/hro9F9Bmge

  
  

  INSTAGRAM: https://t.co/aL9StmHNJn

  
  

  WHATSAPP: 8750871493

  
  

  HELPLINE NOS.: 1095 / 011-25844444

  
  

  @LtGovDelhi

  @CPDelhi

  @DelhiPolice 

  #DPTrafficAdvisory

  #DTPUpdates

  — Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) October 8, 2026

  
  
• 05:08 PM, Oct 08 2026

  Key Points

  • Opposition MPs, along with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, have reached Rajghat in Delhi.
  • Police have put up barricades at all the gates of Rajghat.
  • Before leaving for Rajghat, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the group would go there and pray to Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) to give the government "wisdom".
  • A pattern has emerged in Delhi politics over the last two days: Kharge invites Opposition MPs for lunch, the MPs eat and then they leave together in buses.
  • The destination was different each day. On Wednesday it was Jantar Mantar and on Thursday it is Rajghat.
  • On Wednesday, the police had detained Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi when they tried to hold a sit-in.
  • What happens today will become clear in the next few hours.
• 05:05 PM, Oct 08 2026

  Leaders arrive at Rajghat to continue protest

  #WATCH | Delhi: The bus carrying Congress chief-Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other INDIA bloc leaders arrives at Raj Ghat. https://t.co/fTZxZ3lySY

  — ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2026

  
  
• 05:03 PM, Oct 08 2026

  #WATCH | Delhi: BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari says, "The Congress party is fighting against 'We, the People of India.' This battle has become one of the Congress party—its workers and the Gandhi-Vadra family—versus the people of India, who are silently witnessing the party's hooliganism. They used to speak about returning to ballot papers. Yet, we recently saw elections held in places like Assam and Tripura; the Congress party lost there too, even though EVMs were not the only factor. The simple truth today is that Rahul Gandhi realizes the public lacks faith in him. That is why, unable to come to power democratically, he is attacking democracy itself. He is attempting to create a democratic deficit in this country by disregarding constitutional authority and the Supreme Court of India. Are Rahul Gandhi and the Gandhi-Vadra family above the country's judiciary?... The greatest threat to India's democracy stems from Rahul Gandhi's arbitrary anarchy, the unchecked hooliganism of Congress workers, and the baseless allegations the Gandhi-Vadra family levels against democratic institutions..."

  — ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2026

  
  

PTC Web Desk: Opposition MPs and Congress workers headed to Rajghat in Delhi on Thursday as their protest continued. They went there after holding a lunch meeting at Connaught Place. Samajwadi Party MP Rajiv Rai said the MPs were going to the venue for a peaceful sit-in.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the INDIA bloc would pray that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah "realise" that what they are doing is not in the interest of the country.

The Opposition plans to press several issues. These include the alleged "vote theft", rising prices, unemployment and what it describes as the erosion of citizens' rights.

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi claimed that around 300 MPs were stopped from protesting outside the Election Commission and at Jantar Mantar. He alleged that some of them were assaulted. 

Separately, 42 former judges have issued a warning against attempts to weaken constitutional institutions.

Heavy security has been put in place near the Election Commission. Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel and riot-control vehicles have been deployed in the area.

FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES 

- PTC NEWS

Join Whatsapp Channel