Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Monday accused the BJP of inaction after a party spokesperson allegedly issued a death threat to Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a televised debate. Venugopal termed the threat as part of a “bigger conspiracy” and said he has yet to receive a response to the letter he wrote to the Home Ministry.

KC Venugopal has written a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding action against the BJP leader for the alleged threat.

Speaking on the matter, Venugopal said on Monday, “This is an open threat. I don’t know why Kerala Police are taking no action. That is why we wrote a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah. CRPF is giving letters to Rahul Gandhi on security lapses, and they themselves are leaking information.

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