An FIR has been lodged against the BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya at the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru owing to his tweets on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
According to news agency ANI, the FIR against Amit Malviya was filed by the Karnataka Congress leader Ramesh Babu and case was registered under IPC sections 153A, 120b, 505(2) and 34.
BJP Karnataka leader Tejasvi Surya while reacting to the development said, “The FIR filed against Sri @amitmalviya is politically motivated. Plain and simple. Case is registered under 153A and 505(2) of IPC for his alleged statement against Rahul Gandhi. Both the above sections deals with promoting enmity between groups. So, what is Rahul Gandhi? An individual or a group or a class? We will challenge this in the court & ensure justice.”
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge while speaking about the FIR lodged against Amit Malviya said, “Whenever BJP bears the brunt of the law, they cry foul. They have a problem with following the law of the land, they have the problem with the constitution and if enforce the law of the constitution they seem to have a problem with it”
“I would like to ask BJP tell me which part of the FIR which has been lodged against Mr Malviya is with malafide intent. Who is the creator of the video, who is the one video spreading the video, who is getting the video to have enough traction on social media, who is spreading these lies. I had promised the people of Karnataka that fake news will be reigned in.” Kharge added
Malviya had posted an animated video on Twitter on June 17 along with the caption “Rahul Gandhi is dangerous and playing an insidious game…”
Meanwhile, Congress leader Pawan Khera expressed surprise that only one FIR had been registered against Malviya, alleging that the BJP’s IT cell chief has played with truth, facts, people’s image and the country’s reputation.