FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi in Odisha for making ‘anti-national’ statement

Bhubaneswar: An FIR has been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district for allegedly making an “anti-national” statement.
The FIR was registered on Friday based on a complaint lodged by members of BJP, its youth wing, RSS, Bajrang Dal, of Jharsuguda district against Gandhi to IGP Northern Range, Himanshu Lal on February 5.

An FIR has been registered against Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, at Jharsuguda police station (case No 31) under section 152 (criminalizes acts that threaten India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity), 197(1) (d) (for making or publishing false or misleading information that threatens India’s unity, sovereignty, integrity, or security) of BNS, the officer said.

The complaint alleged that Gandhi has been deliberately making anti-national statements which hurt each and every Indian individual.