Police reached Rahul Gandhi’s residence
Delhi Police on Sunday reached Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence here in connection with the notice issued to him over his remarks on ‘sexual harassment of women’ during his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Officials said a police team led by Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda reached Rahul’s 12, Tughlaq Lane residence around 10 am and could meet Gandhi after about two hours. Officials said that the police force returned around 1 pm.
Rahul Gandhi Delhi Police Notice: What did Rahul say in the Bharat Jodo Yatra that now after 45 days the notice has come?
Notice taking cognizance of social media post
Taking cognizance of the social media post, the Delhi Police sent a questionnaire to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Rahul was asked to ‘give details about women who approached him with complaints of sexual harassment’. According to the police, Rahul made the statement during the Srinagar leg of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, ‘I have heard that women are still being sexually harassed. Officials said the police had asked the Congress leader to give details of these victims so that security could be provided to them.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi, while sending a preliminary reply around 4 pm, termed the police action as “unprecedented”. Rahul Gandhi asked whether this action has any relation with his stand inside and outside Parliament on the Adani issue. Sources said that Rahul Gandhi in his reply has also questioned the ‘sudden activation’ of the police after a gap of 45 days after his remarks in Srinagar. Sources said that the former Congress president has also asked whether any other political party, including the ruling party, has been probed or questioned in such cases regarding political campaigns.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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