Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a case was registered against the union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh for making controversial remarks on the Muslim community and violating the Model Code of Conduct. The case was registered at Begusarai Police station, Bihar on Thursday.
FIR against the union minister was lodged under the Representation of the People Act sections 125 and 153 A, 295A, 171C, 188, 505, 298 of the IPC. The Election Commission alleged that Union Minister hurt the sentiments of a section of the minority group by hurling religious statements.
The case was registered after Giriraj Singh approached the Election commission to ban the use of green flags that is a representation to the Muslims and their community. Giriraj Singh said that the flags are associated with the religious and political bodies of the Muslims and spread hate in the community. He also claimed that they create a perception of being used in Pakistan.
The Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leaders and the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav, son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, have alleged that Singh’s remarks to ban the “green flags” is an insult to the tricolor. Tejashwi Yadav said that the green color is in Tirangaa too. He also claimed that one ideology and one thinking cannot be imposed on everyone.
Begusarai is set to witness an interesting contest between Giriraj Singh and Kanhaiya Kumar, who is contesting the election on a CPI(M) ticket.
The Lok Sabha polls in Bihar in 14 out of the total 40 seats were conducted in the first three phases on April 11, April 18, and April 23. The remaining seats will contest in the four phases of elections on April 29, May 6, May 12, and May 19. The results for the Lok Sabha elections will be announced on May 23.
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