UPDATED: Oct 22, 2026 08:12 IST
A controversy erupted at Delhi's Bikaner House after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's son, Rehan Vadra, was directed to remove 74 photographs documenting protests just four and a half hours ahead of his exhibition opening. Rehan stated that the management objected to the political nature of the works despite advance approvals. He asserted that the images contained nothing derogatory and refused to take down photographs depicting the Indian tricolour, announcing plans to display the entire collection at another venue. The Congress party strongly criticised the move, questioning why depictions of the national flag faced objections and targeting the government over the censorship of protest imagery.
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