Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the parents of Ankita Bhandari at India Gate, New Delhi on 14 October 2026, as the family protested demanding justice and a stay on BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as Sikkim Governor pending the CBI probe into the 2022 murder case.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stood alongside the parents of Ankita Bhandari at India Gate on 14 October 2026, amplifying the family's call for justice and their demand that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conclude its inquiry before any gubernatorial appointment is formalised.
Ankita Bhandari's parents, protesting at India Gate on 14 October 2026, demanded a stay on Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as Sikkim Governor until the CBI wraps up its inquiry into the 2022 murder case — a demand backed by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim Governor drew fresh scrutiny on 14 October 2026 after Ankita Bhandari's parents, joined by Congress leaders at India Gate, called for the nomination to be stayed until the CBI's 2022 murder probe is complete.
The Ankita Bhandari murder case of 2022 returned to national attention on 14 October 2026 when the victim's parents staged a protest at India Gate, linking the CBI investigation's pending status to the controversy over Dushyant Kumar Gautam's nomination as Sikkim Governor.
India Gate in New Delhi served as the backdrop on 14 October 2026 for Ankita Bhandari's parents' vigil seeking justice, where Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra extended their solidarity in person.
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, met Ankita Bhandari's parents at their India Gate protest on 14 October 2026, supporting their demand for a stay on BJP's Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as Sikkim Governor pending the CBI probe.
Ankita Bhandari's parents drew Congress support to their India Gate protest on 14 October 2026, with Rahul Gandhi personally attending and endorsing their call for justice and a halt to Dushyant Kumar Gautam's governorship pending the CBI murder inquiry.
The unresolved CBI probe into the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case has put the Centre's choice of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim Governor under renewed scrutiny, with the victim's family demanding no gubernatorial oath until the investigation concludes.
Rahul Gandhi arrived at India Gate, New Delhi on 14 October 2026 to stand in solidarity with Ankita Bhandari's parents as they protested, demanding justice for their daughter and opposing BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam's induction as Sikkim Governor.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined Rahul Gandhi at the Bhandari family's protest at India Gate on 14 October 2026, calling for accountability in the Ankita Bhandari 2022 murder case and opposing Dushyant Kumar Gautam's Sikkim gubernatorial appointment.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Ankita Bhandari murder case remains incomplete, and the victim's parents, backed by Congress, insist that Dushyant Kumar Gautam must not assume the Sikkim governorship until a final verdict is reached.
Congress pressed its demand for justice in the Ankita Bhandari murder case at New Delhi's India Gate on 14 October 2026, with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lending visibility to the family's protest against the Sikkim Governor appointment.
Ankita Bhandari's parents held a vigil at India Gate in New Delhi on 14 October 2026 seeking accountability in the 2022 murder case, with the family's protest supported by Congress leaders who also demanded the suspension of Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as Sikkim Governor.
The Ankita Bhandari case drew national opposition attention on 14 October 2026 as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi visited the family's India Gate vigil, highlighting both the unfinished CBI investigation and the contested Sikkim Governor appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined her brother Rahul Gandhi in supporting the Bhandari family's justice march at India Gate on 14 October 2026, reinforcing Congress's call for the CBI to conclude its Ankita Bhandari 2022 murder probe before any governor is sworn in.
Ankita Bhandari's family's fight for justice in the 2022 murder case continued at India Gate, New Delhi on 14 October 2026, supported by Congress leaders, as the family urged the authorities to complete the CBI inquiry before allowing Dushyant Kumar Gautam to take charge as Sikkim Governor.