Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, has landed in trouble over his recent remarks, where he stated that 'the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have captured every single institution, and we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself."
An FIR has been registered against him at the Pan Bazar police station in Guwahati.
Rahul Gandhi made the statement on January 15, 2025, during the inauguration of the Congress Party's new headquarter at Kotla Road in Delhi.
The FIR was registered under section 152 and 197(1)d of the BNS for "acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India," a cognizable and non-bailable office.
The complainant, Monjit Chetia, alleged that Gandhi's statement crossed the limits of permissible free speech and posed a serious threat to public order and national security.
Chetia claimed that Gandhi's words were an attempt to delegitimize the authority of the State, creating a dangerous narrative that could provoke unrest and separatist sentiments.
"By declaring that his fight is against the "Indian State itself," the accused has consciously incited subversive activities and rebellion among the populace.
"This is an attempt to delegitimize the authority of the State and to portray it as a hostile force, thereby creating a dangerous narrative that could provoke unrest and separatist sentiments," Chetia said in his complaints according to the FIR.
Chetia also suggested that Gandhi's remarks were motivated by frustration over repeated electoral failures. -- ANI
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