# Congress protests in Jammu over poster linking Rahul, Akhilesh to terrorism

2026-09-20T09:26:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

J&K Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra led a protest Saturday in Jammu against a BJP poster that he alleged linked Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav with terrorism. The poster circulating on social media shows Gandhi and Yadav in the top frame, the Thackeray brothers in the middle, and alleged terrorists in the bottom frame with captions asking about caste, language and religion, Karra said. Karra accused the BJP of trying to create an impression that the Congress and its leaders are connected to militancy. He asserted the Gandhi family does not need patriotism certificates from the BJP, whose mentors he described as British sycophants and supporters of the two-nation theory that led to Partition. The protest comes during the Congress's Chaupal Pe Charcha outreach programme addressing statehood restoration, unemployment and price rises.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report the same event neutrally, with Greater Kashmir quoting Karra's broader attack on BJP's nationalist credentials and the 1999 hijacking, while Times of India focuses narrowly on the specific social-media poster framed in three rows. Neither source presents a BJP response or independent verification of the poster's origin. The coverage is straight reporting of Congress's protest and allegations, the news value lies in the escalation of political rhetoric ahead of the J&K assembly polls. The Election Commission's response to any complaint about the poster, if filed, will be the next concrete development.

## Coverage

- greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) <https://www.greaterkashmir.com/jammu/jkpcc-chief-leads-anti-bjp-protest-in-jammu-over-poster-linking-gandhi-akhilesh-with-militancy-12552216>
  Leads with state Congress chief's detailed allegations including 1999 hijacking reference
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jk-congress-stages-protest-against-picture-linking-rahul-akhilesh-with-terrorism/articleshow/134359124.cms>
  Leads with specific three-row poster description and shorter quote

Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, BJP, Congress, Jammu and Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi, Tariq Hamid Karra
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