“This Is an Open Threat”: KC Venugopal Slams BJP Over Death Threat to Rahul Gandhi

30
361

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Monday accused the BJP of failing to act after a party spokesperson allegedly issued a death threat to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a televised debate on News18 Kerala. Venugopal described the threat as part of a “bigger conspiracy” and said he has yet to receive a response from the Home Ministry.

In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Venugopal demanded immediate action against BJP leader Printu Mahadev, who reportedly declared, “Rahul Gandhi will be shot in the chest.” Venugopal called the statement a “cold, calculated and chilling death threat” and stressed that it was neither a slip of the tongue nor careless hyperbole.

“This is an open threat. I don’t know why Kerala Police are taking no action. That is why we wrote a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah. CRPF is giving letters to Rahul Gandhi on security lapses, and they themselves are leaking information. Here, there is a clear-cut threat from a BJP spokesperson. We are all thinking this is part of a bigger conspiracy. I have not received any response from the Home Ministry,” Venugopal said.

He further demanded that the BJP clarify its official stance on the incident. “We would like to know from the BJP whether this is their official stand; otherwise, they should take action against the spokesperson. The BJP is silent on this issue,” he added.

The Congress leader warned that any failure to act swiftly against Mahadev would amount to “complicity and normalisation of violence” against the Leader of Opposition and a “grave breach” of the Home Minister’s oath.

30 COMMENTS

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here