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Kerala Police File Cases Over BJP Spokesperson’s TV Remark About Shooting Rahul Gandhi

Congress has urged the Union home minister to act swiftly over what it calls a direct death threat.

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Congress’s Kerala unit holding protest in Thiruvananthapuram on 29 September, 2025 | X/@INCKerala
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Overview

  • Following a KPCC complaint by Sreekumar CC, Kerala police registered cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 192, 353 and 351(2).
  • The News Minute reports one FIR, while Rediff says three separate cases have been opened as investigations proceed.
  • BJP spokesperson Printu Mahadev denies issuing a threat, describing his comments as hypothetical state-action rhetoric, yet acknowledges invoking Rahul Gandhi’s name.
  • Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal and Pawan Khera, demand exemplary legal action and have escalated the matter to Amit Shah.
  • The episode has intensified debate over labeling opponents as 'anti-national' and over party accountability, with no formal BJP reprimand reported.