The Delhi Police has given a clean chit to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his controversial remarks made during a public interaction in the United States last year.
They stated that the comments did not specifically target any religion or community to attract a cognisable offence under the Indian law.
“Upon review, it is confirmed that Rahul Gandhi did make the remarks as described in the complaint. However, it is observed that no specific community, individual or group was targeted in a manner that would constitute a cognisable offence under the relevant provisions of the Indian law,” read an official communiqué from the Delhi Police.
Gandhi, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had stirred a controversy during a speech to Indian-Americans in a Washington DC suburb.
Referring to the rights of religious minorities in India, Gandhi had said, “The fight is about whether a Sikh is going to be allowed to wear his turban or a kada in India; or he, as a Sikh, is going to be able to go to Gurdwara. That is what the fight is about, not just for him, but for all religions.”
These remarks had drawn drew sharp criticism from the BJP. Later, a Delhi-based lawyer Advocate Vineet Jindal had filed a complaint with the Ministry of Home Affairs, demanding legal action against Gandhi. The complaint was subsequently forwarded to the Delhi Police for examination.
After scrutinising the video footage of the speech delivered in Dallas, Texas, the Delhi Police confirmed that Gandhi made the said comments but ruled out any deliberate targeting of a specific community.
The police also pointed out jurisdictional limitations. “The speech was made outside India, during his three-day overseas visit commencing from September 9, 2024. Hence, the matter does not fall within the territorial jurisdiction of New Delhi district. No cognisable offence is made out,” the report stated.
However, Jindal expressed dissatisfaction with the police’s findings, calling the reasoning “legally flawed”.
“Despite clear evidence of Rahul Gandhi meeting Khalistani sympathisers and making a provocative speech, specifically mentioning ‘Sikhs in India’, the Delhi Police claims the speech does not directly target any group or religion and that no offence is made out as it was delivered abroad. This reasoning is legally flawed,” Jindal told OXBIG NEWS NETWORK.
He further argued that under Section 208 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Indian citizens can be prosecuted for offences committed abroad as if committed within India. “It seems like the Delhi Police is protecting Rahul Gandhi from prosecution,” he added.
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