Rajasthan: Man detained in Kota for threatening to ‘shoot’ Rahul Gandhi and 25 other Congress MPs | India News

New Delhi: Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested a man in Kota for allegedly uploading a video threatening to shoot Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and 25 other party MPs.According to the police, the man who identified himself as Raj Singh in the video is a spokesman for the right-wing group Karni Sena and had issued threats in a recent incident in the Lok Sabha.He alleged that BJP and Karni Sena workers were angered by what they described as verbal abuse directed at Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla by 25 Congress MPs during the first part of the just-concluded budget session of Parliament, according to news agency PTI. In the alleged video, Singh warned that if such incidents happened again, they would “enter the houses” of MPs and vandalize them. He directly threatened Gandhi, saying, “If this happens again, we will break into that MP’s house. I believe this incident happened on the orders of Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi, listen carefully, if this happens again, we will break into your house and shoot you,” Singh said in the video.He further said that if 25 MPs are not arrested within 24 hours, we will shoot them all one by one.“If those MPs are arrested within 24 hours, then it is better. Otherwise we will shoot them all one by one,” he said.After the video surfaced on social media, the Kotar police swung into action and arrested the accused. Kota Superintendent of Police, Tejaswani Gautam told news agency PTI that the man has been detained at Borkheda police station and is being questioned about the video.The video shows a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Speaker Om Birla shaking hands displayed on the wall behind the accused.Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Karni Sena have denied any link with the man. BJP Kota city president Rakesh Jain said the party has no connection with the person seen in the viral video. “I want to clarify that the person seen in the viral video has nothing to do with the BJP. BJP is a disciplined party committed to nation building. Such language and behavior is completely against our ideals and moral values,” he said.A senior Cornish Sena leader also said that the accused had no links with the outfit. Police said further investigation is underway.Reacting to the alleged death threats issued to Rahul Gandhi by the Korni Sena, Congress MP KC Venugopal said, “Look at the atmosphere created by the BJP ecosystem and the Sangh Parivar ecosystem. They are not even allowing Rahul Gandhi to speak in Parliament. They are not respecting the Leader of the Opposition… The Sangh Parivar system is saying that Rahul Gandhi will be killed and they will not be registered with the FIR. This is a clear case of anarchy. We know how to protect our opposition leader, we don’t bother about these things. Rahul Gandhi also knows how to defend himself; He is not worried about his life.”