Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has submitted a preliminary reply to Delhi Police in connection with a notice served to him by the police on seeking information on the alleged sexual harassment victims that he mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the sources said on Sunday.<
Congress leaders on Sunday accused the BJP-led central government of diverting people's attention from the Adani issue after the Special CP (L&O) Sagar Preet Hooda met Rahul Gandhi on Sunday and sought to know the names of sexual harassment victims whom he had mentioned during his Bharat
The Special CP(L&O) Sagar Preet Hooda arrived at the residence of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with the notice that was served to him by police to seek information on the 'sexual harassment' victims that he mentioned in his speech during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
"We held a meeting with Rahul Gandhi. He said he needs some time and will give us the information which we've asked for. Today we've served a notice which has been accepted by his office and if questioning needs to be done then we will do it", said Special CP Hooda.
Talking to ANI, Jairam Ramesh said, "It has been 45 days since Bharat Jodo Yatra ended. They (Delhi police) are going for questioning after 45 days. If they are so much concerned why didn't they go to him in February?"
Delhi police on Friday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made the Delhi police wait for hours to give notice to him on his statement made in Srinagar regarding an alleged sexual assault with women, sources told ANI.
Congress party has announced Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, wife of former Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who collapsed during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, as party candidate for the upcoming bypolls in the Lok Sabha seat.
"Walking over 4,000 kms brings a semblance of patience into one's being. Hence, I see myself as much more patient. I don't get excited and can take quite a lot of punishment," the Congress MP said.
"I would like to thank all of them for extending their love and support to the Bharat Jodo Yatra from different parts of the world. Their dedication to the cause of our motherland is an inspiration for me," posted Gandhi on his Facebook page.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during an interaction with the Indian diaspora in London, launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and said that "at the heart of their ideology is cowardice", mentioning External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's remarks on China.
"I was allowed to speak at the Cambridge University to give a talk there, on Indian politics and global politics, which I did, and it's quite a nice atmosphere there. I was thinking, while I was talking there, that it's quite strange that an Indian politican, a leader can give a speech at