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Alka Lamba denies Rahul Gandhi assault claim, alleges BJP propaganda
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Moneycontrol•13-10-2026, 13:53
Alka Lamba denies Rahul Gandhi assault claim, alleges BJP propaganda
- •Congress leader Alka Lamba questioned a journalist's account of being grabbed by Rahul Gandhi during an INDIA bloc protest.
- •Journalist Richa Parashar alleged that Gandhi pulled her hand and security personnel pushed her, causing her to fall.
- •Lamba dismissed the allegations as BJP propaganda, raising questions about the incident's timeline and medical procedures.
- •The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of assaulting a pregnant journalist and questioned Congress over women's safety.
- •The controversy erupted during an opposition protest march toward the Supreme Court against electoral roll revisions.
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Congress leader Alka Lamba questioned the journalist's timeline of events, the reported hospital visit and X-ray examination during pregnancy, and alleged that the incident was part of BJP propaganda.
Journalist Richa Parashar alleged that Rahul Gandhi grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him while security personnel pushed her away, causing her to fall on her knees and stomach near the Supreme Court premises.
The opposition march to the Supreme Court was held against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and over opposition allegations of electoral irregularities, with demands to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
