A video of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi climbing a gate at Delhi’s Kingsway Camp has drawn attention on social media, with users reacting to the incident and praising her fitness.
The video surfaced after was detained during a protest near the Election Commission headquarters against Chief Election Commissioner . The demonstration was part of the Opposition’s demand for Kumar’s resignation and its opposition to a contentious revision of electoral rolls.
The short clip shows Priyanka Gandhi climbing a gate after being detained. It has since prompted a series of reactions online, with several users expressing admiration for the Congress leader.
A user reacting to the video wrote, “THIS IS PURE ADRENALINE. Priyanka Gandhi climbed the gate and opened the door herself at Kingsway Camp. The entire crowd went absolutely crazy. Next level fitness!”
CJP Saurav Das also reacted to the video and wrote, “Priyanka Gandhi 🔥🔥🔥”
Another user described her as a “Revolutionary in a saree!!!” and wrote, “@priyankagandhi you legend!! The modern-day Asurs will find their judgement at the hands of India’s women!”
“Sherni 🔥,” a fourth user commented.
“And the revolution begins!🔥💪,” another user wrote.
The reactions followed the circulation of the video amid heightened political tensions surrounding the Opposition’s protest against the revision of voter rolls.
Police in New Delhi detained senior Opposition leader during a protest seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a contentious revision of voter rolls.
The detention followed an almost nine-hour standoff during the demonstration. Rahul Gandhi and his sibling, Priyanka Gandhi, were escorted by police towards a bus from the premises of the public radio broadcaster after hundreds of police personnel prevented Opposition leaders from marching to the Election Commission office earlier in the day.
The protest centred on demands for Kumar’s removal and the scrapping of the controversial overhaul of electoral rolls.
Opposition leaders have challenged the revision of electoral rolls, alleging that the exercise has unfairly favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party.
More than 130 million names have been removed from the electoral rolls in the process, according to the report. Opposition groups have argued that the exercise raises concerns about the fairness of the electoral process.
The Election Commission and Bharatiya Janata Party have denied the allegations.
