Khargone riot tweet: Four more FIRs registered against Digvijaya Singh, nine so far

  • | Thursday | 14th April, 2022

Bhopal, Apr 14 (PTI) Four more cases have been registered against Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh in Madhya Pradesh over an allegedly erroneous tweet about the recent communal violence at Khargone in the state.A total of nine First Information Reports have been registered against the former chief minister in this connection for allegedly `promoting enmity between different groups" so far, police officials said on Thursday.Singh is accused of posting the picture of an incident in another state while commenting on Khargone violence. He later deleted the tweet.Unfazed, Singh told reporters in Indore that he will continue advocating brotherhood and harmony till his last breath even if "a lakh or two lakh" cases were registered against him.“If the BJP does not like the talk of brotherhood, it is the BJP"s fault, not mine,” he added. Of the latest FIRs, three were registered on Wednesday evening at Mhow, Kishanganj and Khudail police stations of Indore district. A fourth was registered at Kotwali police station in Betul district, additional superintendent of police Neeraj Soni said. Earlier, FIRs were registered against the Congress leader in Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Narmadapuram and Satna.Singh had posted a picture showing some youths hoisting a saffron flag at a mosque while referring to the violence that broke out during a Ram Navami procession in Khargone on Sunday.Leaders of the ruling BJP were quick to point out that the picture of the mosque was not from Madhya Pradesh.Following which, cases were registered against the veteran Congress leader under Indian Penal Code sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth), 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 465 (forgery) and other counts. PTI HWP COR LAL KRK KRK KRK


If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Bhopal Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles