# BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over police station protest as FIR filed 2026-08-21T11:06:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets Delhi Police on Friday registered an FIR on a complaint of pellet gun injuries suffered by a student during a July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar, hours after Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in protest at the Parliament Street police station demanding action. The protest ended after the FIR was filed. Gandhi had accompanied student Sahil Lochab, who alleged he was shot with a pellet gun while protesting and is at risk of losing vision in one eye. The BJP attacked Gandhi over the protest, accusing him of staging a 'drama' and indulging in 'cheap, attention-seeking politics'. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said a Supreme Court-appointed committee was already investigating the matter. The denial of permission for the protest was labelled 'politics of anarchy' by the BJP. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The pro-government framing (SOURCES 1-3) uniformly portrays Rahul Gandhi's protest as a stunt, accusing him of ## Coverage Coverage: 5 sources, 3 pro-government, 2 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (pro government) Leads with BJP's 'anarchy' accusation, presents government's case first - news.abplive.com (pro government) Calls protest 'cheap' and 'drama', frames as BJP attack - indiatvnews.com (pro government) Brief summary repeating Nadda's 'cheap attention-seeking' charge - deccanherald.com (neutral report) Fragmented snippet of BJP attack, lacks full story - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with FIR being registered, gives Congress perspective This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources. Last updated 2026-08-21T13:56:14+00:00. Tags: BJP, Delhi Police, JP Nadda, Rahul Gandhi, Ravi Shankar Prasad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-calls-rahul-gandhi-protest-anarchy-over-pellet-gun-fir/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-calls-rahul-gandhi-protest-anarchy-over-pellet-gun-fir/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/