'Nothing wrong, she is alright': Doctor on health of pregnant journalist 'pushed' by Rahul Gandhi

A three-month pregnant journalist on Tuesday alleged that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pushed and pulled her hand aggressively on the Supreme Court premises yesterday during the Opposition protest over the SIR exercise. The journalist, Richa Parashar, was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening. Giving an update on her health, Dr Ajay Swaroop, Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, told ANI, "She came here around 10 pm last night. She was admitted. Before admission, she was examined. Apparently, there was no major problem. Still, as a precaution, she was admitted and examined by a gynaecologist and obstetrician because she is in the family way."   #WATCH | Delhi: On journalist Richa Parashar admitted to the hospital, Dr Ajay Swaroop, Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, says, "She came here around 10 pm last night. She was admitted. Before admission, she was examined. Apparently, there was no major problem. Still, as a precaution, she was admitted and examined by a gynaecologist and obstetrician because she is in the family way. Her physical examination was normal. Her ultrasound was done; the foetus is absolutely fit and fine. There is nothing wrong with her. In the morning, again she was examined and she is absolutely alright and ready to go home. So, I think there is nothing to worry, she is alright." -- ANI (@ANI) October 13, 2026 "Her physical examination was normal. Her ultrasound was done; the foetus is absolutely fit and fine. There is nothing wrong with her. In the morning, again she was examined and she is absolutely alright and ready to go home. So, I think there is nothing to worry, she is alright," he added. Journalist's allegation against Rahul Gandhi "Rahul Gandhi pushed me," she said, adding that she was able to save her baby using her hand. She further demanded that Gandhi apologise to women of India. She has also claimed that she got no help after being pushed. She also posted a video of the incident, which Congress leaders and supporters pointed out did not clearly showed what she claimed had happened. BJP leaders on Tuesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of pushing and injuring a woman journalist during a protest on October 12, alleging that she had to be taken to hospital for treatment. The allegations were made by BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, Delhi BJP vice-president Rajesh Bhatia and BJP MLA Umang Bajaj. "You all saw the video showing how Rahul Gandhi shoved a female journalist, using his elbow and grabbing her, causing her to fall; her condition became so serious that she is currently hospitalised. We went to visit her, and she told us that Rahul Gandhi himself grabbed her by the shoulder, yanked her, and threw her to the ground. She wasn't even asking him questions; she was simply covering the protest," Bhandari said. Congress denies charges The Congress has denied such an incident had ever happened, and called it a propaganda cooked up by the BJP. Congress leader Alka Lamba in a post on X refuted the journalist's allegations, citing what she claimed were inconsistencies in the sequence of events, and called the BJP "shameless".   कुछ तो शर्म करो अंधभक्तों- एक्स-रे और पोस्टमार्टम की ज़रूरत तो भाजपिल्लों तुम को है - 1st: Protest during pregnancy carries risk. 2nd: They say Rahul Gandhi pushed her at 3-4 PM & then say she went to hospital at 8:30 PM. 3rd: Her sister reached BJP MLA's office to manufacture propaganda. 4th: She underwent "X-ray" which is usually not done during pregnancy. -- Alka Lamba 🇮🇳 (@LambaAlka) October 13, 2026 "Protest during pregnancy carries risk. They say Rahul Gandhi pushed her at 3-4 pm and then they say she went to hospital at 8.30 pm. Her sister reached the BJP MLA's office to manufacture propaganda. She underwent an X-ray which is usually not done during pregnancy," Lamba said in the post on X. Other Congress leaders and supporters shared videos of the moment Rahul Gandhi was surrounded by journalists and the chaos that followed. They pointed out that none of the visuals clearly showed the Congress leader had ever pushed the pregnant journalist.