So ia,
Rahul
a d
Kha ge
at
the
Co g ess
I depe de ce
day
eve t
at
which
the
co t ove sy
e upted
NEW
DELHI:
The
Delhi
Police
is
e qui i g
i to
a
complai t
filed
agai st
Co g ess
leade s
So ia
Ga dhi
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi
ove
a
alleged
dis uptio
du i g
the
si gi g
of
the
Natio al
So g,
“Va de
Mata am”,
at
the
pa ty’s
I depe de ce
Day
fu ctio
at
AICC
headqua te s
o
August
15.”The
complai t
ega di g
the
alleged
i cide t
du i g
the
si gi g
of
‘Va de
Mata am’
at
the
I depe de ce
Day
fu ctio
held
at
AICC
Headqua te s
o
15
August
2026
is
bei g
e qui ed
i to,”
said
the
Delhi
Police,
as
quoted
by
ANI.The
complai t
was
lodged
at
the
IP
Estate
Police
Statio
by
advocate
Shubh
Sha ma
alo g
with
advocate
Ku al
Vi ayak.
Delhi
Police
said
the
complai t
ega di g
the
alleged
i cide t
du i g
the
e ditio
of
“Va de
Mata am”
is
bei g
e qui ed
i to.The
complai t
seeks
legal
actio
agai st
So ia
Ga dhi
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi
ove
thei
alleged
co duct
du i g
the
e ditio .
It
efe s
to
video
footage
a d
media
epo ts
co ce i g
the
i cide t.Acco di g
to
the
complai t,
So ia
Ga dhi
allegedly
made
gestu es
a d
commu icated
with
people
p ese t
i
a
ma e
that,
the
complai a t
claims,
i dicated
a
objectio
to
the
co ti uatio
of
the
Natio al
So g.
It
also
alleges
that
Rahul
Ga dhi
was
hea d
sayi g,
“We
a e
ot
si gi g
Va de
Mata am,”
du i g
the
e ditio .
The
allegatio s
have
ot
bee
established
by
the
police.
The
complai t
states
that
the
exact
atu e,
i te tio
a d
pu pose
of
the
alleged
co duct
equi e
i vestigatio .The
complai a t
has
sought
egist atio
of
a
FIR
afte
the
police
dete mi es
the
applicable
legal
p ovisio s
a d
co ducts
a
fai
a d
time-bou d
i vestigatio .
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The
complai t
also
efe s
to
the
P eve tio
of
I sults
to
Natio al
Ho ou
(Ame dme t)
Bill,
2026,
a d
asks
the
police
to
asce tai
its
legal
status
a d
whethe
its
p ovisio s
we e
i
fo ce
o
the
date
of
the
alleged
i cide t.It
efe s
to
a
p oposed
p ovisio
that
would
exte d
pe al
p otectio
to
the
Natio al
So g,
i cludi g
agai st
i te tio ally
p eve ti g
its
si gi g
o
causi g
distu ba ce
to
a
assembly
e gaged
i
such
si gi g.The
complai t
was
filed
o
August
16
a d
also
cites
the
Sup eme
Cou t’s
2018
judgme t
i
Shyam
Na aya
Chouksey
v.
U io
of
I dia.
The
complai a t
has
said
additio al
audiovisual
mate ial,
wit ess
details
a d
othe
evide ce
may
be
submitted
to
the
i vestigati g
age cy.Fo
ow,
Delhi
Police
has
said
the
complai t
is
bei g
e qui ed
i to;
the e
is
o
i dicatio
i
the
mate ial
p ovided
that
a
FIR
has
bee
egiste ed
agai st
So ia
Ga dhi
o
Rahul
Ga dhi.