Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Saturday defended his remarks pertaining to Sikhs and other sections of Indian society, made during his visit to the United States, and accused the BJP of resorting to lies and making desperate attempts to silence
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches at four locations across Punjab in a case related to the promotion of terror-related activities and violence by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) leader and pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.
The controversy erupted after Congress MLA Vedma Bojju allegedly offered 1.38 acres of land to anyone who kills Union Minister Bittu, following the BJP leader's labelling of Rahul Gandhi as the "number one terrorist."
An FIR has been registered against Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu for his alleged remarks against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over the statements he made in the US on Sikhs, police said on Thursday.
BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday said that he does not hold any regret and won't apologise for calling Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a "number 1 terrorist". He added that the Gandhi family burnt Punjab and consequently the state lost generations of lives.
"When Pannun and Rahul Gandhi are endorsing each other and each other's statements then what else would a person be called, what is the difference between them," the BJP leader said.
In a significant statement at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Faiza Rifat, a Muslim woman from Jaipur, Rajasthan, voiced her support for India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu condemned the recent protests by the Indian Youth Congress in response to his statements, drawing parallels to the 1984 Sikh riots.
Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday arrived at the Tughlaq Road Police Station here to file a complaint against the Union leader Ravneet Singh Bittu over his remarks on the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday over his remarks on the Sikhs in the USA.
This comes after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in the USA, said that the Dalits, Adivasis and OBC communities are still not getting participation in the system, adding that India is not a 'fair place'.