India, March 19 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted the NDA-led government at the Centre over communal tensions in Uttam Nagar, while urging residents to not "fall for provocation."

Rahul condoled the death of a 26-year-old man in clashes between members of two communities which took place on March 4. "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," Rahul said in a post on X.

Rahul said that these families "do not want any more bloodshed," while alleging that it is what "the BJP and its ecosystem desire." The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha urged the residents of Delhi to "not fall for an...