NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday filed a complaint with Delhi Police over recent statements of NDA leaders targeting leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and alleged that those involved intended to jeopardise his safety and disturb public peace, especially in view of the J&K and Haryana assembly elections.
In the complaint, Congress treasurer Ajay Maken sought that an FIR be registered, citing remarks made by junior railway minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, UP minister Raghuraj Singh, BJP functionary Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad.
Maken said on Sept 11, Marwah openly issued an assassination threat against Rahul, where he said "Rahul you better behave, or you will meet the same fate as your grandmother".
The complaint cited Gaikwad's announcement of a bounty of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who cut Rahul's tongue. Maken also cited Bittu's remarks, calling Rahul the "number one terrorist of the country". Congress veteran Abhishek Singhvi and party general secretary K C Venugopal claimed these remarks were part of a "conspiracy" against Rahul.
"These statements pose a life threat to Rahul Gandhi. One week is over, we expected PM and home minister to come forward and correct these people and ask them to apologise," Venugopal said.
In the complaint, Congress treasurer Ajay Maken sought that an FIR be registered, citing remarks made by junior railway minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, UP minister Raghuraj Singh, BJP functionary Tarvinder Singh Marwah and Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad.
Maken said on Sept 11, Marwah openly issued an assassination threat against Rahul, where he said "Rahul you better behave, or you will meet the same fate as your grandmother".
The complaint cited Gaikwad's announcement of a bounty of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who cut Rahul's tongue. Maken also cited Bittu's remarks, calling Rahul the "number one terrorist of the country". Congress veteran Abhishek Singhvi and party general secretary K C Venugopal claimed these remarks were part of a "conspiracy" against Rahul.
"These statements pose a life threat to Rahul Gandhi. One week is over, we expected PM and home minister to come forward and correct these people and ask them to apologise," Venugopal said.
