The Indian Youth Congress on Tuesday condemned the alleged death threat to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, saying that the “shameful utterance” reflected the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “hate-filled politics”.

“In a shocking and unprecedented development, a BJP Spokesperson on a live national television debate issued a direct death threat to Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Indian National Congress, by stating “Rahul Gandhi Should be shot in the chest”. This shameful utterance reflects not only the BJP’s descent into hate-filled politics but also its desperation against Rahul Gandhi unwavering fight against the divisive RSS-BJP ideology,” the IYC said in a statement.

Reacting to the incident, national in-charge of IYC, Krishna Allavaru stated, “This is not just a threat to

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