1 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Oct 14, 2026 08:15 PM ISTRahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined the sit-in protest by Ankita Bhandari's parents at India GateRahul Gandhi on Wednesday evening reached India Gate to join the sit-in protest by the parents of Ankita Bhandari, a woman who was found dead in Uttarakhand in 2022.This comes a day after Uttarakhand Congress protested against the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as the new governor of Sikkim, alleging his name had cropped up in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.Party workers, led by state Congress committee president Ganesh Godiyal, observed a one-hour silence in front of the Gandhi statue at Gandhi Park here against his appointment. However, Uttarakhand BJP state media in-charge Manveer Singh Chauhan later in the day questioned Congress’s silence over Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam being accused of sexual harassment by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdAsad Rehman is with the national bureau of The Indian Express and covers politics and policy focusing on religious minorities in India. A journalist for over eight years, Rehman moved to this role after covering Uttar Pradesh for five years for The Indian Express. During his time in Uttar Pradesh, he covered politics, crime, health, and human rights among other issues. He did extensive ground reports and covered the protests against the new citizenship law during which many were killed in the state. During the Covid pandemic, he did extensive ground reporting on the migration of workers from the metropolitan cities to villages in Uttar Pradesh. He has also covered some landmark litigations, including the Babri Masjid-Ram temple case and the ongoing Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute. Prior to that, he worked on The Indian Express national desk for three years where he was a copy editor. Rehman studied at La Martiniere, Lucknow and then went on to do a bachelor's degree in History from Ramjas College, Delhi University. He also has a Masters degree from the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. ... Read More Tags:Rahul GandhiAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...Oct 14: Latest News0111 minors die as boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar’s Vaishali02Denmark Open Super 750: Sindhu crashes out, Srikanth & Tanvi advance to Round 20310 artisans, 90 days, 2000 hours: The making of Isha Ambani’s Radha-Krishna inspired Navratri ensemble04Durga Puja, Diwali, Chhath rush: Indian Railways to operate 3.4 lakh regular train trips, notifies 8,000+ special trips05A century on my Ranji Trophy debut gives a lot of confidence: Vihaan MalhotraAdvertisementAdvertisement