Days after Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu’s “first terrorist” comment on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Wednesday demanded the immediate sacking of the BJP leader.
Yadav, who filed a formal police complaint against Bittu, demanded that the BJP expel the leaders who made abusive remarks against Rahul Gandhi.
The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief demanded legal action from the Union Home Ministry and emphasized Gandhi’s ‘courage’ in his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
According to Yadav, the BJP is ‘scared’ of Rahul Gandhi’s growing support among marginalized communities and his commitment to protecting the Constitution, which has garnered strong support from millions of Indians.
He assured that the Congress workers stand firm with the Rae Bareilly MP and are determined to protect him from any threats.
Addressing the protesting Congress workers at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, Yadav slammed the BJP leaders for their ‘unacceptable remarks’ and threats against Gandhi.
A political row erupted after Ravneet Singh Bittu attacked Rahul Gandhi for his remarks about Sikhs and said he was “not an Indian”. He also said that there must be a reward for arresting him as he is “a great enemy of the country”.
Ravneet Singh was talking about Rahul’s comments at an event in Virginia in the US, where he said, “The fight (in India) is about whether a Sikh will be allowed to wear a turban … or whether a Sikh will be allowed to wear a kada or go to a gurdwara. That’s what the fight is about. too, and not just for Sikhs, but for all religions.
Ravneet Singh also called Rahul Gandhi the “first terrorist of the country”.
Criticizing Bittu for his comments, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said in his letter to X that democracy can only work if there is “fundamental respect” between political parties and political rivals are seen as “ideological opponents, not personal enemies”.
Ravneet, a three-time Congress MP, left the party to join the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.