Congress stands behind ‘all daughters’ seeking justice, says Alka Lamba

All India Mahila Congress President and CWC special invitee Alka Lamba addressing the media at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on September 4, 2026. | Photo credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Congress stands with “all daughters” in their struggle for justice and will extend all possible support to them, All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba said on Friday (September 4, 2026), highlighting the alleged assault of student activist Nishu Azad’s father and other cases involving young women.

At a press conference, Ms Lamba said the party and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, stood with Ms Azad, journalists Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan and student activist Akriti Chaudhary, who took part in the protest at Jantar Mantar.

Referring to the alleged assault of Ms Azad’s father during the protest, Ms Lamba said the student was merely exercising her democratic right to express her views. It sought action under relevant provisions of the law, including those relating to attempted murder against self-styled “Hindutva influencer” Swatantra Bhardwaj, who is an accused in the matter.

Ms. Lamba alleged that Mr. Bhardwaj had depicted incidents of violence and used derogatory terms against Dalits in the video.

In relation to the alleged assault of journalists Ms. Shaheen Khan and Ms. Nafisa Khan, she demanded the immediate suspension of the police officers involved and asked for the release of CCTV footage of the incident.

Two women journalists have accused the Delhi Police of detaining and beating them with sticks in Saket on Thursday (September 4) while covering an event attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Ms. Lamba also referred to Ms. Chaudhary’s arrest under the National Security Act in Noida. The Allahabad High Court subsequently quashed the detention order.

“The Congress stands behind these daughters, including Nishu Azad, and will extend all possible support to ensure that they get justice,” she said.

Published – 04 Sep 2026 20:52 IST