Pahalgam Terror Assault: The Bengaluru Metropolis Police has registered an FIR towards the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP)’s IT and Social Media cell in Karnataka for a submit allegedly looking for to defame Rahul Gandhi in reference to the Pahalgam terror strike.
Primarily based on the FIR filed on the Excessive Grounds police station, the members of Karnataka BJP IT Cell have been charged below Sections 196 ( promotion of enmity between totally different teams on grounds like faith, race, native land, residence, language) and 353 (2)(public mischief via misinformation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the brand new names for Indian Penal Code (IPC).
CM Dhananjaya, spokesperson and chairman of Karnataka Congress Pradesh Committee’s authorized and human sources division advised media that the BJP IT cell submit on social media steered that Rahul Gandhi’s latest US journey was linked to the fear assault in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
“This isn’t solely meant to tarnish the picture of Rahul Gandhi, but additionally to divert the eye and escape from their duty. This will even create a rift in society, which must be handled firmly,” he added.
The social media submit by the BJP, the complainant alleged, used an image of Rahul Gandhi and stated each time he left the nation, one thing sinister unfolded again residence. The police stated that they are going to difficulty a discover to the individuals involved to seem for questioning.
The Pahalgam terrorist assault was carried out within the fabled Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam on April 22, a day when United States Vice President JD Vance was in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a state go to to Saudi Arabia.
Rahul Gandhi Cuts Brief US Journey
Congress MP and Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reached New Delhi within the early hours of Thursday after slicing quick his go to to the US (US) within the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault. Throughout the journey, Gandhi was anticipated to ship a chat at Brown College in Rhode Island and have interaction with school and college students on the establishment.
Gandhi is predicted to fly to Kashmir and meet the injured at Authorities Medical School and Hospital in Anantnag district on Friday.
Gandhi’s US journey had already sparked a political row with the BJP lashing out the Congress chief for his touch upon the Election Fee in reference to Maharashtra election outcome throughout his handle to the diaspora in Boston metropolis of Massachusetts. Concentrating on Rahul Gandhi over his handle, the BJP accused the Congress chief of ‘all the time defaming’ India on overseas soil.
This isn’t solely meant to tarnish the picture of Rahul Gandhi, but additionally to divert the eye and escape from their duty.
