Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. (Express record photograph by Anil Sharma)
Odisha’s Jharsuguda constabulary Friday lodged an FIR against Congress person and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi successful transportation with a code helium made past month, constabulary sources said.
The FIR registered connected February 7 is based connected a ailment from 1 Rama Hari Pujhari, a nonmigratory of Sarabhal successful Jharsuguda and a section functionary of the BJP. It pertains to a code that Gandhi made astatine the inauguration of Congress’s caller office astatine Kotla Road adjacent Rouse Avenue District Court Complex successful Central Delhi connected January 15.
On that day, Gandhi accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP of “capturing each azygous institution” successful the country, claiming that his enactment was not lone warring the BJP “but the Indian authorities itself”. In his ailment connected behalf of the BJP, the RSS and different akin right-wing outfits, Pujhari accused Gandhi of “deliberately giving anti-national statements which wounded each and each Indian individual”.
Gandhi has been booked nether Sections 152 (threatening India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity) and Section 197 (1) (d) of BNS (which prohibits making oregon publishing mendacious oregon misleading accusation that threatens India’s information and unity) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
“The connection of Rahul Gandhi has crossed the limits of state of speech. By declaring his combat against the Indian State itself, helium has consciously incited subversive activities and rebellion among the populace. The activities person undermined the sovereignty and integrity of India,” the complainant alleged.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Himansu Kumar Lal, IG (northern range), said helium has received a ailment from BJP leaders and immoderate different organisations connected February 5.
“I had directed the Jharsuguda SP to analyse the substance thoroughly. Hence, the lawsuit has been registered. We are investigating the matter,” Lal told The Indian Express.