New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to "silence" the parents of Ankita Bhandari, who were allegedly taken into custody at 4am from India Gate in Delhi while protesting against the appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Gautam as Sikkim Governor.

The couple have demanded that the appointment be put on hold until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its probe into their daughter's 2022 murder in Uttarakhand.

"This is the hallmark of this government: silence the voices of the victims, remove those who ask questions," Gandhi said in a post on X. "But the fight for justice will neither be silenced nor stopped."

The Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) said ...