New Delhi: A criminal case has been registered against Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh in Indore for spreading disharmony by sharing a controversial poster on social media regarding MS Golwalkar, former chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. A police officer gave this information on Sunday.
According to PTI, following a complaint filed by local lawyer and RSS worker Rajesh Joshi, Singh was booked under Indian Penal Code section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence ) the FIR was registered on Saturday night. A case has been registered under sections 469 (forgery with intent to harm reputation), 500 (defamation) and 505 (statements inciting public mischief), said the officer of Tukoganj police station.
In his complaint, Joshi alleged that Singh had posted a controversial poster on Facebook with the name and picture of ‘Guruji’ (as Golwalkar was popularly called) to incite people by creating conflict between Dalits, backward classes, Muslims and Hindus. had shared.
According to the FIR registered by the police in Madhya Pradesh, the complaint claimed that Singh’s Facebook post on Golwalkar allegedly hurt the religious beliefs of Sangh workers and the entire Hindu community.
Singh on Saturday shared an image of a page which contained several controversial comments attributed to the former RSS chief, known as Guruji among his fans.
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Golwalkar was quoted as saying that he would prefer to remain under British rule rather than grant equal rights to Dalits, Backwards and Muslims. Some other controversial comments were also his contribution.
Following the post, senior RSS functionary and head of its publicity department Sunil Ambekar accused the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister of posting a “photoshopped” image.
He said, this is baseless and is going to create social disharmony. He said that ‘Guruji’ never made such remarks.
He said that his life was spent in removing social discrimination. Golwalkar was the longest serving RSS chief and was at the helm of the organization from 1940-73.
Let us tell you that Singh shared this post from his Facebook to Twitter, whose caption is, “What were the thoughts of Guru Golwalkar ji for Dalits, Backwards and Muslims and on rights on national water, forest and land must be known.”
Do know what Guru Golwalkar ji’s thoughts were for Dalits, backward and Muslims and on rights over national water, forest and land.@INCIndia@INCMP pic.twitter.com/dIYLrGUHQ3
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) July 7, 2023
KK Mishra, head of the media cell of the state unit of the Congress, said, “Singh does not share anything on the Internet without proof.” The police have been quick to book Singh for his post on Golwalkar, but are hesitant to book BJP leaders who share Singh’s factual statements about VD Savarkar on social media Let’s cut and present the day.
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