A Congress leader has filed a case against BJP chief JP Nadda over a poster on Rahul Gandhi
Jaipur:
A Congress leader has filed a petition in the court against BJP national president JP Nadda and the party’s IT cell Amit Malviya over a Bharatiya Janata Party social media post portraying party leader Rahul Gandhi depicted as ‘a new age Ravan’.
In his petition, Congress’ Rajasthan unit general secretary Jaswant Gurjar advocated that a case be registered against both the BJP leaders under IPC sections 499 (false accusation against another person), 500 (defamation), 504 (intentional insult).
Jaswant Gurjar filed the petition in the Jaipur Metropolitan Court-11. The court has decided to hear arguments on the plea on October 9.
A photo of Rahul Gandhi in the form of Ravan on a poster posted at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official address on downright dangerous.”
“The petition has been accepted by the court and hearing in the case is scheduled for October 9,” Gurjar said.
“The Defendant published the post deliberately and with malicious intent on October 5 and the purpose of the Defendant is to insult and damage the goodwill of Congress and the people associated with it and to gain political gain,” it said plea.
The petition said that the BJP leaders deliberately presented Gandhi as anti-Ram and anti-religion to incite people against him.
The petitioner has pleaded with the court to have the statements of both suspects recorded and the matter investigated.
The Congress Party has protested against the poster in various places in the country.
The poster showed Gandhi with different heads, with the title “Bharat Khatre Mein Hai – A Congress Party Production. Directed by George Soros”.
The BJP’s message accompanying the poster read: “The new era Ravan is here. He is evil. Anti-Dharma. Anti-Ram. His aim is to destroy Bharat.”
George Soros, a Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist and activist, had come under fire from the BJP after making critical comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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