Congress Demands Proper Protection for Rahul Gandhi from Centre

New Delhi: Through a letter addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress party demanded protection for Rahul Gandhi during his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Congress leaders alleged multiple breaches in security during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal pointed out that the security of the Yatra was compromised on multiple occasions following its entry into Delhi. Delhi Police, which comes under the Union Home Ministry, had “completely failed in controlling the surging crowd and maintaining a perimeter around Shri Rahul Gandhi, who is assigned Z+ Security, the letter stated.

The Delhi Police, it alleged, remained “mute spectators”. It was also alleged that the Intelligence Bureau has been interrogating people who took part in the Yatra.

Venugopal cited a police complaint the party filed in Haryana’s Gurgaon, “regarding unknown miscreants, belonging to Haryana State Intelligence, illegally entering Bharat Jodo Yatra’s containers”.

The party sought better security for the Yatra and Rahul Gandhi as it enters Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir in the future.

This Congress’ allegations of security breach coincide with the Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya writing to Rahul Gandhi, urging him to ensure Covid protocols are followed in the Yatra or suspend the march in “national interest”. Rahul Gandhi had remarked that these are “excuses” to stop the Yatra.