Rahul Gandhi faces FIR for 'insulting Sanatan Dharma' during Parliament protest
Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and two other MPs for allegedly insulting Sanatan
Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and two other MPs for allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma and hurting religious sentiments during an opposition protest in Parliament. The FIR was filed at Kotwali police station on the basis of a complaint by some seers, who alleged that Rahul Gandhi, Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, and Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad insulted Sanatan Dharma in Parliament, according to Gaurav Banswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kashi Zone. Read Full Story Pappu Yadav is the MP from Bihar's Purnia constituency, while Awadhesh Prasad represents Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad seat.
Seer Jagatguru Balak Das said the manner in which Pappu Yadav insulted Lord Ram and Sanatan Dharma in the House was unforgivable. "No follower of Sanatan Dharma can forget this act. It has hurt our religious sentiments. So we have demanded that a case be registered," he said. On Friday, INDIA bloc MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party president Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the police action against student protesters during their July 20 Parliament march. As part of the protest, the opposition MPs performed a skit to highlight the temple donation issue.
They placed donation boxes in front of the stairs leading to the Makar Dwar of Parliament. The MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, put money into the boxes, while a saffron-clad Pappu Yadav, seated near them, slipped the money into his pockets. The INDIA bloc MPs also demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation and questioned his absence from House proceedings. They raised slogans such as "Amit Shah istifa do (Amit Shah give your resignation)", "Amit Shah sadan mein aao (Amit Shah come to Parliament)" and "Chadhawa chor, gaddi chorh (donation thieves, vacate your seat)". Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party leaders Awadhesh Prasad and Dharmendra Yadav, and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Mahua Maji were among those present at the protest, standing behind a large banner that read, "Amit Shah sadan se gayab kyun?
(Why is Amit Shah absent from Parliament?)" The case registered in Varanasi relates to allegations that the protest and skit insulted Sanatan Dharma and hurt religious sentiments. Ends
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