Several political parties, including Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), began their protests in Delhi hours after reports about the suicide of former serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal came to light on Wednesday.
Delhi Police Special Commissioner MK Meena made an emphatic statement on Rahul Gandhi's detention, quoting "Democracy doesn't mean creating obstruction. Leaders must also understand that hospital is not the place to hold any demonstrations".
Congress Vice-President Rahu Gandhi was detained at Mandir Marg Police Station for 'disruption of duty' after he wasn't allowed to enter RML hospital to meet ex-serviceman's family, said Delhi Police Special Commissioner MK Meena.
Here are the LIVE updates:
#Arvind Kejriwal released after being detained
#Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Garehwal suicide issue: Son of Ram Kishan Garehwal leaves from Connaught Place Police Station
#What is happening? I am meeting the family of the ex-serviceman and you detain me? This is undeclared emergency: Manish Sisodia, Deputy CM
#What worse could be than arresting the son of an ex serviceman just because they sought help from a political party?: Manish Sisodia,Dy CM
#We didn't stop anyone from meeting the family, our concern was just that medical services shouldn't get hampered: Delhi Police
#But when nobody paid heed to our direction to vacate the area, we detained people at different locations: Delhi PoliceÂ
#We were submitted a written complaint saying that crowd be removed from here so as to maintain medical services: Delhi Police
#Leaders from across parties were requested to not gather near gate because of hospital services getting hampered due to crowd: Delhi Police
#Family is cooperating with us in the due process, and all leaders who were detained have been released: Delhi Police
#Government of India has to respect its people and the soldiers: Rahul Gandhi after being released
#Was it my fault that I wanted to express my condolences? I wanted to meet them, is it wrong?: Rahul Gandhi after being released
#This is not the way to operate, this is not how you run the country: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi after being released
#Government should at least apologize to the family of the deceased ex-serviceman for making them suffer: RahulGandhi after being released
#This is the most difficult day for them (family members of late ex serviceman) but even today they were made to suffer: Rahul Gandhi
#Arrest me if you want, I said to the police. But why detain them?(family of ex serviceman) Whatever happened with them is wrong: Rahul Gandhi
#When I asked the police at the station why he acted this way he said he had orders from higher up: Rahul Gandhi
#Wanted to speak to bereaved family for 2 mins, when family came out to meet me they were beaten & dragged to police station: Rahul Gandhi
#This ex-serviceman was in perfect mental state, his suicide was only because of the wrong-doing of this Govt: GN Azad, Congress
#Formally detained by the police. No idea where they are taking me: Delhi CM's tweet
#Rahul Gandhi requested many times to PM that #OROP should be implemented as early as possible: AK Antony
#PM ji, Congress kay sab netayon ko jail bhej do. Bas iss desh kay sainiko ko to nyaya to do?: RS Surjewala
#Rahul Gandhi has been taken to Tilak Marg police station: RS Surjewala
#We want to ask Modi ji, you used #OROP issue to get votes and this is what you do? To family of a nation-worshipping soldier?: RS Surjewala
#Ajay Maken, Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia and Rahul Gandhi reach Parliament street police station
#We will meet the family, thats my responsibility. Something is dodgy, why arent they letting us meet the family?: Delhi CMÂ
#Humare saath gundagardi ho rahi hai woh to alag, uss sainik ke paivaar kay saath to ye sab matt karo: Gopal Rai
#Rahul Gandhi detained again after meeting ex-serviceman's family
#Unfortunate that ex-serviceman committed suicide.On one hand Govt glorifies soldiers &on the other hand doesn't fulfil promises:Anna Hazare
#They should be allowed( to meet ex-serviceman's family). Our  representative is on his way to Delhi: WB CM Mamata Banerjee
#Very sad one of our former jawans committed suicide.Unfortunate that Rahul Gandhi&Manish Sisodia stopped from visiting bereaved family:WB CM
#Reason for his suicide being reported is OROP, don't know what his mental state was, need investigation: VK Singh
#OROP should be kept away from politics. Rahul Gandhi should not politicise this: VK Singh
#I don't have anything to say, police will do what it has to for risk reduction: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Rahul Gandhi detention
#Rahul Gandhi has been released from Mandir Marg Police station (Delhi) after being detained by police
Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Garehwal suicide: Police used force against family members who were dragged on the ground & beaten up: Anand Sharma
#Rahul Gandhi had gone alone (to meet family of ex serviceman), there was no violation of any law...it is illegal detention: Anand Sharma, Congress
#Deputy CM has also been detained, we have a cabinet meeting today which we will have to cancel now. This is 'gundagardi': Delhi CM Kejriwal
#The way Govt is working since day 1 is anti-democratic, this is a well thought conspiracy to stop Rahul Gandhi wherever he goes: Ahmed Patel
#Ex-serviceman suicide case: Congress workers protest outside Mandir Marg Police Station in Delhi as police detains Rahul Gandhi
#Congress' Randeep Surjewala and Kiran Choudhary also detained.
#No politician is allowed in the hospital and they were causing disturbances: Delhi ACB chief M K Meena on detaining Rahul Gandhi
#Democracy doesn't mean creating obstruction. Leaders must also understand that hosp is not the place to hold any demonstrations: MK Meena
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Delhi Police Special Commissioner MK Meena while commenting on Rahul Gandhi's detention said - "It's hospital & not place for demonstration. Rahul Gandhi detained for trying to enter hosp despite being advised otherwise".
Earlier in the day, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi was reportedly denied entry by the security personnel at the gate of Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital when he was trying to go inside the hospital to meet the family of Grewal.Â
Earlier on the day, Delhi's deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was detained while he went to meet the family of deceased at the RML hospital. Congress MLA Randeep Surjewala was also detained. Â
Later, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned the detainment of Manish Sisodia.Â
“Manish Sisodia detained? He had gone to meet family of deceased Ram Kishan ji. He is elected Dy CM. Whats wrong wid u Modiji? So insecure?†wrote Kejriwal on Twitter.
Ex-serviceman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of delay in One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP) in Delhi, police said.
The 70-year-old ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal from Haryana's Bhiwani district ended his life in the lawns behind the Jawahar Bhavan, which houses the Ministry of External Affairs, on Tuesday’s evening.
Police said he along with three of his companions had come to the city apparently to submit a memorandum to the Defence Ministry over the issue of OROP.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said he was saddened over the death of Grewal.
"Saddened by the death of subedar Ram Kishen Grewal. I express my heartfelt condolences. I have asked officials to provide me with details," Parrikar said in a tweet.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in an emotional video message, said that the Narendra Modi government had deceived the soldiers of the nation.
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