India, July 23 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Delhi Police personnel, who "dragged" him away from the Opposition's protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, asked him to "remove this government."

At a press conference, Gandhi was asked about his detention on Tuesday, when Opposition leaders staged a sit-in to protest near Lok Kalyan Marg against the police crackdown on student protesters and the NEET paper leaks.

"The police dragged me and took me away, but were whispering in my ear to remove this government," claimed the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

"One said, 'I am from Rajasthan, inko hataiye (remove them).' 'We are just wearing the uniform.' Another one was saying, 'I am from Har...