Keralam CM condemns registration of FIR against Rahul Gandhi

Condemning the Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s registering of an FIR against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Keralam Chief Minister V.D .Satheesan said that the act is a challenge to democracy and constitutional values.

“The issue he raised was serious. A so-called ‘purification’ ritual was performed at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there, an act that naturally raised grave questions about dignity, equality and caste discrimination. Instead of addressing these concerns, an FIR has been registered against Mr. Gandhi for speaking out and demanding action. Keralam strongly condemns such attempts to criminalise dissent. Political disagreement must be answered politically, not through intimidation and misuse of the law,” he said in a statement.