Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday strongly condemned the violence in Uttam Nagar, Delhi, urging residents not to fall for “any provocation”. He accused the BJP of instigating communal tensions in the area, describing the incident as part of a broader strategy to divert attention from critical national issues.

Gandhi took to X, stating, “The people of Uttam Nagar have paid a heavy price for the violence - on one side, a young man, Tarun, lost his life, and on the other, an entire family is facing persecution. They don't want any more bloodshed. Bloodshed is what only the BJP and its ecosystem desire, which seizes every opportunity to bake the bread of violence on the griddle of hate.”