MP govt contemplates legal action against Digvijaya over tweet linking mosque to Khargone violence

Bhopal | Tuesday | 12th April, 2022

Summary:

Bhopal, Apr 12 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday accused Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh of hatching a "conspiracy to spread religious frenzy" in the state, and said it was contemplating legal action against him over a tweet in which he sought to link a mosque in another state to violence in MP"s Khargone city during a Ram Navami procession.

In the morning, Singh in a tweet posted a picture showing some youths hoisting a saffron flag at a mosque while mentioning about Khargone violence.

He later deleted the tweet.

Singh on Tuesday also raised questions over the Khargone administration in connection with the violence there, while tagging a video of BJP leader Kapil Mishra in which he was seen exhorting Hindus to protect their identity while referring to Hindi film "The Kashmir Files", which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley.

Curfew was clamped in the entire Khargone city on Sunday evening after stone-pelting during a Ram Navami procession earlier that day triggered arson.

“Digvijaya Singhji wants to fuel communal tension by spreading confusion.