Congress on Friday said the First Information Report (FIR) against Rahul Gandhi in connection with the scuffle in Parliament was nothing but a “diversionary tactic” against his staunch protest against Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Union Army Ambedkar. said.
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“The FIR filed against Shri Rahul Gandhi is nothing but a diversionary tactic in response to his steadfast protest against the Home Minister,” Venugopal wrote in the post.
“The case against him for defending Babasaheb’s legacy is a badge of honour. And in any case, Rahul ji is already facing 26 FIRs due to the political vendetta of the Bharatiya Janata Party and this FIR is against him and the Congress. will not stop us from standing up to the casteist RSS-BJP government.”
He further said that while the Delhi Police has filed an FIR based on the complaint of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, no such action has been taken against the complaint filed by a woman member of Parliament. He also doubted that there was no such thing.
“At the same time, why didn’t the Delhi Police take action on the FIR lodged by INC women members against the BJP leaders who physically assaulted them?” he sought to know.
FIR vs Rahul Gandhi
Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi in connection with the scuffle in Parliament in which two Bharatiya Janata Party MPs were injured.
The BJP had filed a police complaint against Rahul Gandhi on charges of “physical assault and incitement” during the scuffle inside the Parliament building, and had sought to prosecute him on charges including attempt to murder.
The complaint was filed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hemang Joshi at Parliament Road police station. He was accompanied by Anurag Thakur and Bansuri Swaraj of the BJP.
Gandhi proposed Articles 117 (voluntarily causing grievous bodily harm), 125 (acts endangering the life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), and 351 ( Criminal intimidation) and Article 3(5) (Common Intent). Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita.
The Congress has also filed a complaint at the same police station alleging misbehavior by BJP leaders against party president Mallikarjun Kharge and has sought an FIR under the section of “assault, grievous bodily harm, assault” against them. .
brawl in parliament
Ugly scenes unfolded in Parliament on Thursday after the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress accused each other of assault and shoving. Two Bharatiya Janata Party MPs were injured and a woman MP alleged intimidation by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in the Congress.
The Congress refuted the claims, claiming that Bharatiya Janata Party members blocked Rahul Gandhi’s path and shoved Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, injuring his knee.
The controversy began when members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Development Alliance (INDIA) were simultaneously protesting over Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar. It broke out near the stairs. .
