NEW DELHI, Sept 28: The Congress on Monday escalated its attack on the BJP-RSS over a former ABVP leader’s controversial remarks targeting Rahul Gandhi, saying those who are losing the ideological battle and whose “theft” has been exposed are hatching a “conspiracy” to silence the Leader of Opposition.

The opposition party has flagged what it termed a “chilling and heinous” death threat to Rahul Gandhi by Printu Mahadev, a former state president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS.

Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said on Monday, “A BJP spokesperson said on TV that ‘Rahul Gandhi will be shot in the chest’ and no action has been taken.”

“Before this CRPF wrote a letter to (Congress chief Mallikarjun) Kharge ji on Rahul Ga

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