Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
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Delhi Police have issued a notice to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his “women are still being sexually assaulted” remark made throughout the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar, officers stated on Thursday.
Taking cognisance of social media posts, the police have despatched a questionnaire and requested him to “give details about women who have approached him regarding sexual harassment so that security can be provided to those victims”, stated a senior police officer.
According to police, Mr. Gandhi gave a press release in Srinagar throughout the Bharat Jodo Yatra that “I have heard that women are still being sexually assaulted”.
“In one particular case I asked a girl, she had been raped, I asked her should we call the police, she said that don’t call the police then I will be shamed,” Mr. Gandhi had stated, based on police.
Reacting to the notice, the Congress stated in a tweet, “A govt rattled by Shri Rahul Gandhi’s questions on PM Modi and Adani’s relationship hides behind its police. 45-days after Bharat Jodo Yatra was completed, Delhi Police has, via a notice, sought details of women who met him & spoke about harassment and violence they may have faced.”
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The occasion stated that it’s going to reply to the notice sooner or later in accordance with regulation.
It added, “This notice is yet another proof of a government in panic and their latest salvo to weaken democracy, women empowerment, freedom of expression and role of the opposition. Images are self explanatory.”
Congress and several other different Opposition events have been demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the Hindenburg-Adani difficulty. The BJP has upped the ante in opposition to Rahul Gandhi and Congress for his remarks on Indian democracy within the UK and sought an apology.
(With inputs from companies)
