On Wednesday, the Congress filed a police complaint regarding recent statements allegedly made by leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies against Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
The complaint, submitted by AICC treasurer and general secretary Ajay Maken to the station house officer (SHO) at Tughlaq Road police station, highlighted remarks from BJP leaders Tarvinder Singh Marwah, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Raghuraj Singh, and Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad.
The complaint cited Marwah’s comments at a BJP event on September 11, where he allegedly issued a death threat against Rahul Gandhi, saying, “Rahul Gandhi, behave yourself, or you will meet the same fate as your grandmother.” It also mentioned Gaikwad’s offer of a ₹11 lakh bounty to anyone who cuts off Gandhi’s tongue.
Additionally, the complaint addressed remarks by Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Bittu, who called Gandhi the “number one terrorist of the country.” The Congress argued that Bittu’s statements were made to incite public hatred and violence against Gandhi and were widely shared on TV and social media. The complaint also included comments made by Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Singh against Gandhi.
The Congress noted that these statements reflected personal hatred from BJP and its allies towards Rahul Gandhi, with calls for violence and defamatory accusations.
On Tuesday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against BJP leaders using offensive language towards Gandhi, calling for strict legal measures to prevent the further decline of political discourse in the country.
