'Grabbed her, threw her to ground': BJP alleges Rahul 'thrashed' pregnant journalist

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of physically assaulting a pregnant journalist covering a protest. According to the party's spokesperson, Pradeep Bhandari, the incident occurred when Richa Parashar, a three-months pregnant journalist, was covering a demonstration. Bhandari shared a video of Parashar recounting the alleged incident, which showed her being hospitalised following the assault.

The BJP spokesperson claimed that Parashar was thrown to the ground by Rahul Gandhi, who allegedly grabbed her by the shoulder and yanked her. Parashar recounted that she was simply covering the protest when the assault took place. The BJP spokesperson further alleged that no Congress supporters came to help Parashar, and that party members even attempted to discredit her.

Bhandari's comments came in the wake of the Congress MP and professor Bimole Akoijam facing allegations of sexual harassment. He accused Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi of remaining silent on the matter, emphasizing that the incident involving the pregnant journalist was just as egregious.

BJP's Delhi state vice-president, Rajesh Bhatia, stated that he received information about the incident from Parashar's sister and rushed to the hospital to provide assistance. The BJP urged women to take note of the alleged incident and to reconsider Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's slogan, "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon."