A 28-year-old pregnant journalist has filed a criminal complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he pushed her while leading a march towards the Supreme Court on October 12. The journalist, Richa Parashar, approached the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), New Delhi, on Saturday and sought the immediate registration of an FIR against Gandhi and others allegedly involved in the incident, a police official said.
Recounting the incident in her complaint, Parashar said she had approached the Leader of the Opposition to ask questions when he allegedly pushed her towards a gate. In her complaint, Parashar said the alleged incident had affected her mental well-being and made her fearful of carrying out her professional duties. “The incident has caused me serious mental trauma and has made it fearful for me to carry out my professional work,” she said. She claimed the incident had resulted in pain, fear and mental distress, and said her pregnancy now required continued medical supervision. The pain, fear and mental distress I suffered, and the continuing medical supervision my pregnancy now requires, are direct consequences of this act,” she said.
Parashar maintained that the incident was not an accidental collision in a crowd, alleging that she was pushed despite explicitly asking not to be. She also alleged that, as a woman in the first trimester of pregnancy, she had been pushed to the ground and taken for emergency care. “A woman in the first trimester of pregnancy was pushed to the ground and had to be taken to emergency care.
