Coronation over, arrogant king crushing voice of people: Rahul Gandhi on police detaining wrestlers

New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) The Congress hit out at the Centre on Sunday over the detention of protesting wrestlers by police, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying now that the "coronation" is over, the "arrogant king is crushing the voice of people" on the streets.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the "arrogance" of the BJP-led government has gone up to such extent that it is "mercilessly trampling" the voices of the country's women sportspersons under its boots.

The strong attack by the opposition party leaders came after the Delhi Police detained ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia for the alleged violation of law and order after they breached a security cordon while attempting to head towards the new Parliament building for a planned women's "Mahapanchayat".