Congress leader Rahul Gandhi concluded a seven-hour sit-in protest outside a Delhi police station on August 21, successfully pressuring authorities to register an FIR regarding the use of pellet guns on student protesters.
The protest followed the July 20 incident where police allegedly used pellet guns against demonstrators, resulting in injuries to a student; the FIR was officially lodged hours after Gandhi began his dharna.
The BJP dismissed the protest as a political diversion, while the Congress party maintains that the action was a necessary step to hold the Delhi Police accountable for the use of force.