A three-month-pregnant journalist, Richa Parashar, alleges that Rahul Gandhi pushed or grabbed her during an opposition protest in Delhi, with her saying the incident was captured on video. She also alleges that her cameraperson was struck, and she is reported to have been admitted to a hospital in the city.
BJP leaders say they learned about the alleged mistreatment and visited her in the hospital to inquire about her condition. They publicly disputed Gandhi’s conduct and claimed she sustained injuries requiring medical treatment. However, multiple outlets note that the allegations have not been independently verified, and there was no immediate response from Rahul Gandhi or Congress in the initial reporting.
The reporting also places the allegation within a wider political context: protests by the opposition are linked to claims of electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. While outlets describe her account and BJP allegations consistently, they differ in emphasis—some foreground her video-based claims, while others highlight BJP’s hospital visit and injury assertions—leaving key details of what happened disputed and unconfirmed.
