Congress slams BJP panelist’s alleged ‘death threat’ to Rahul Gandhi in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party in Kerala has strongly condemned the alleged threat made against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi by a BJP panelist during a televised debate, demanding immediate legal action.
The controversy erupted after Printu Mahadev, a former ABVP leader appearing for the BJP, reportedly said during a debate on News18 Kerala regarding the recent Ladakh violence, that “Rahul Gandhi will be shot in the chest,” as reported by The Indian Express on Sunday.
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala urged the Kerala police to immediately register a case against Mahadev. “A BJP spokesperson has openly raised death threats against the Lok Sabha Opposition Leader. However, Kerala police under Pinarayi Vijayan are reluctant to register a case against him. Police reluctance shows the nexus between BJP and CPI(M). He (Mahadev) should be booked without delay,’’ he said.
Echoing similar concerns, Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan expressed shock over the lack of police action. “It is shocking that police have not so far taken a suo motu action on the threat. Rahul cannot be silenced with such words,” TIE quoted him as saying.
Satheesan further accused the state government of tacitly aligning with the saffron party. “Police inaction shows that the Vijayan government has compromised with BJP. They want to end Rahul Gandhi,” he remarked.
Satheesan added that the people of India would not allow any attempt to silence Rahul Gandhi, who, he said, remains steadfast in his fight against communalism and fascism, undeterred by threats or intimidation.
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Five railway staffers injured as van headed to Rajdhani Express fire site overturns in MP
Ratlam (MP) (PTI): Five railway staffers were injured, one of them critically, when their van carrying repair equipment to the site of a Rajdhani Express fire overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Sunday, officials said.
The blaze erupted in an AC coach of the Delhi-bound Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations under the Kota division of the railways in Ratlam at 5.15 am.
It disrupted the movement of several trains on the Mumbai-Delhi route, as per the officials.
A van carrying necessary equipment to Alot overturned on the way when a cow suddenly strayed into the middle of the road, they said.
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Five railwaymen were injured, one of them critically, the officials said.
The incident took place when the van carrying essential equipment for overhead electric line repair, among other things, was on its way to Alot from Shyamnagar in Ratlam, West Central Railway's chief public relations officer Harshit Shrivastava told PTI.
The injured persons were rushed to the hospital and were subsequently referred to Kota in Rajasthan, officials said.
No casualties were reported in the train fire.
