SECURITY STEPPED UP OUTSIDE RAHUL GANDHI’S HOUSE AFTER INTEL INPUT

The Delhi Police stepped up security outside the house of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after receiving intelligence inputs about possible threats from right-wing groups, senior officers said on Wednesday.

A senior police officer said that a platoon of paramilitary personnel and several teams of the Delhi Police, from the New Delhi district, were deployed outside his residence. The security was heightened during the afternoon hours after a tip-off was received regarding a possible disturbance in the area, he said. This comes after Rahul Gandhi, in his maiden speech as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, took a swipe at the BJP, saying those who call themselves Hindus are engaged in "violence and hate". The party leaders have reacted sharply to the remark, alleging that Rahul Gandhi insulted Hindus.

Rahul Gandhi's maiden speech on Monday lasted about 100 minutes. Several bits were however expunged later by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, including some references to Hinduism in the context of the BJP, some prominent industrialists that the Congress frequently mentions in the context of the Narendra Modi government, Agnipath scheme, and one each to the NEET row, Manipur and the Prime Minister specifically.

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