Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- Senior Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring have condemned a BJP spokesperson's public threat to assassinate Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
The provocative remark, made during a TV debate, has fueled demands for immediate legal action and raised alarm over rising political hostility in India.
The controversy stems from a Saturday broadcast on News18 Kerala, where BJP spokesperson and former Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader Pintu Mahadev declared, "Rahul Gandhi should be shot in the chest," during a discussion on Ladakh tensions.
The statement, widely shared on social media, prompted swift outrage from Congress ranks, with leaders accusin...