GG News Bureau
Bhubaneswar, 19th Sept. Odisha Congress leaders staged a protest in Bhubaneswar demanding action against four NDA leaders for their alleged controversial remarks about Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
The protest began with a rally from Congress Bhawan near Master Canteen Square. As the march proceeded towards the state BJP office, police halted the procession at Kharavelnagar, leading to a scuffle between police and Congress workers. Several activists were detained but later released.
After the protest, Congress leaders filed a complaint with the Kharavelnagar police station against BJP leaders Tarvinder Singh Marwah, Raghuraj Singh, Ravneet Bittu (Minister of State for Railways), and Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad.
Senior Congress leader Srikant Jena criticized the lack of action against those accused of conspiring against Gandhi. “Those who have hatched a conspiracy to assassinate Rahul Gandhi are roaming freely. The police have not yet arrested them. Neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor Union Home Minister Amit Shah have commented on this issue till now,” Jena said.
Congress MLA Sofia Firdous accused the NDA government of being intimidated by Congress’s rising popularity. She condemned the threats against Gandhi and labeled them unacceptable in a democratic society.
In response, Odisha BJP leader Biranchi Tripathy accused Rahul Gandhi of making disparaging comments about India during his recent foreign trip and suggested that the Congress’s protest was merely a “face-saving” effort.
Ravneet Bittu had reportedly called Gandhi the “number one terrorist of the country,” while Tarvinder Singh Marwah allegedly issued an “assassination” threat. Additionally, Congress leaders claimed that Sanjay Gaikwad announced a bounty for harming Gandhi.
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