Congress leaders have criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government following Delhi Police’s arrival at Rahul Gandhi’s 12, Tughlaq Lane residence over a case related to his speech during Bharat Jodo Yatra. Delhi Police earlier sent notice to the Wayanad MP seeking information on the speech he made over ‘sexual harassment’ victims during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The official Twitter handle of Congress said the ‘theatrics’ by Delhi Police prove ‘how rattled (Prime Minister) Modi is’ by their questions on Adani. “Bharat Jodo Yatra and Rahul Gandhi gave a safe space to millions of women to walk freely, voice their concerns & share their pain. Delhi Police’s cheap theatrics prove how rattled Mr Modi is with our questions on Adani. This harassment deepens our conviction to seek answers,” it said.
“It has been 45 days since Bharat Jodo Yatra ended. They (Delhi police) are going for questioning after 45 days. If they are so much concerned why didn’t they go to him in February? Rahul Gandhi’s legal team will respond to it as per law,” Ramesh was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said police could not ‘show such audacity’ to enter the residence of a national leader without Union home minister Amit Shah’s order. Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera alleged that the Centre has been trying to ‘intimidate’ Rahul Gandhi to keep him from speaking out. He laid out a series of rape incidents including the Hathras and Kathua rape cases and asked about the actions taken against them so far.
