Politics · India · 15 hrs ago
Police file case against BJP councillor over remarks about Rahul Gandhi
Punalur police in Kerala have filed a case against BJP councillor R. Sreelekha over remarks about Rahul Gandhi.
Sreelekha, a BJP state vice-president and Thiruvananthapuram city councillor, spoke at a BJP gathering in Punalur.
She compared Gandhi’s behaviour in Delhi to the effects of taking drugs, and also accused him and ministers of littering the city with plastic bottles.
Gandhi is the opposition leader in India’s Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament.
The complaint says the speech could provoke unrest, and police registered the case under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Reports differ on who filed the complaint: one names Congress leader C. Vijayakumar, while another names Youth Congress leader Vishnu Sunil Panthalam.
The section carries possible jail terms of up to one year if a riot occurs, or up to six months if it does not; the reports say the offence is bailable.
The reports do not say what happens next in the case.
Punalur police registered a case against BJP councillor R. Sreelekha over remarks about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The case is under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which concerns attempts to provoke a riot.
The FIR says her speech was intended to provoke people, according to reports.
Sreelekha made the remarks at a BJP event in Punalur, in Kerala’s Kollam district.
Reports differ on who filed the complaint: they name C. Vijayakumar, Vishnu Sunil Panthalam and K.S. Sabarinadhan.
- Who
- Punalur police registered a case against BJP councillor R. Sreelekha.
- What
- The case concerns remarks she made about Rahul Gandhi and alleges an attempt to provoke a riot.
- When
- The FIR was reported on October 16, 2026. A complaint was reported on October 15.
- Where
- Punalur, in Kollam district, Kerala.
- Why
- The complainants alleged that Sreelekha’s remarks demeaned Gandhi and could provoke people.
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K.S. Sabarinadhan was reported to have filed a police complaint against Sreelekha over her remarks.
Reports said Punalur police had registered a case against Sreelekha under BNS Section 192.
- Accused
- R. Sreelekha, BJP councillor and former DGP
- Police station
- Punalur police
- Law cited
- Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Location of remarks
- A BJP event in Punalur, Kollam district
- Subject of remarks
- Rahul Gandhi
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ആർ. ശ്രീലേഖക്കെതിരെ കേസെടുത്തു; രാഹുൽ ഗാന്ധിക്കെതിരായ പരാമർശത്തിലാണ് പുനലൂർ പൊലീസിന്റെ എഫ്ഐആർ | Madhyamam
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Congress files complaint against BJP councillor R. Sreelekha over alleged derogatory comments against Rahul Gandhi
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Political disagreement does not justify character assassination.
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