Congress Files Complaint Against Amit Shah Over Remarks at Karnataka Rally

Amit Shah had said in a rally, "If Congress is voted even by mistake...then entire state will suffer from riots.”

Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Dr Parmeshwar, and DK Shivakumar filed a complaint in Bengaluru's High Grounds police station against Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah as well as others on Thursday, 27 April, for allegedly making "provocative statements, promoting enmity and hatred, and maligning the opposition."

What had Amit Shah said? During a campaign rally in Karnataka's Bagalkot district on Tuesday, 25 April, Amit Shah said, "If the Congress is voted even by mistake, then it will lead to all-time high corruption, appeasement and all-time high dynastic politics, and the entire state will suffer from riots.”

What has Congress said? Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar questioned how the "Union Home Minister" can say "there will be communal rights."

He added that a complaint has also been filed with the Election Commission of India regarding the same matter.

ಎಐಸಿಸಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಗಳಾದ @rssurjewala, ಕೆಪಿಸಿಸಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ @DKShivakumar ಅವರು, ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದರೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂಸಾಚಾರ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮತದಾರರಿಗೆ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿರುವ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವ @AmitShah ಅವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಹೈ ಗ್ರೌಂಡ್ಸ್ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೂರು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು. pic.twitter.com/wi9Z6rzxgL

— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) April 27, 2023