FIR lodged against Lalu for ‘casteist’ remarks

FIR lodged against Lalu for ‘casteist’ remarks

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 10:09 PM IST
article-image
Naugachiya: RJD chief Lalu Prasad addressing an election rally in Naugachiya on Tuesday. PTI Photo (PTI9_29_2015_000241B) |

Hajipur : An FIR was lodged against RJD President Lalu Prasad on Tuesday for making allegedly casteist remarks as the Election Commission prima facie found them violative of the model of conduct for assembly elections in Bihar.

  The FIR was registered with Ganga bridge police station in Vaishali district against Lalu Prasad by Circle Officer Raghopur Neeranjan Kumar in connection with his casteist remark, SP, Vaishali district, Rakesh Kumar told PTI.

The Circle Officer, who was deputed as magistrate during the election meeting of the RJD chief on Sunday last for his son Tejaswi Yadav in Raghopur, was ordered by District Magistrate of Vaishali Rachna Patil to get a case registered in the matter.

Launching his campaign from Raghopur, the RJD supremo had described the assembly elections as a direct fight between “the backward castes and forward castes” and gave a call to Yadavs and other backward castes to rally behind the secular alliance to defeat BJP-led NDA.

  Additional Chief Election Officer R Lakshamanan said that the case was registered against the RJD chief on the basis of video footage of his utterances at a political meeting in Raghopur on Sunday.   The video footage showed violation of model code and provision of Representation of Peoples Act hence a case has been registered, Lakshamanan said.  Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi had yesterday said that any casteist remark was a breach of EC guidelines and the Commission would deal with such matters under its legal framework. He had also said the Election Commission would find out the details of the alleged casteist remarks by Prasad and take appropriate action.

RECENT STORIES

'Every Murder Cry For Change': Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Slams CM Nitish Govt Over Murder Of...

'Every Murder Cry For Change': Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Slams CM Nitish Govt Over Murder Of...

Chennai Weather Update: Light To Moderate Rainfall Is Predicted In Some Regions; IMD Issues Yellow...

Chennai Weather Update: Light To Moderate Rainfall Is Predicted In Some Regions; IMD Issues Yellow...

Bengaluru Weather News: IMD Predicts Yellow Alert In Coastal, North & South Interior Karnataka;...

Bengaluru Weather News: IMD Predicts Yellow Alert In Coastal, North & South Interior Karnataka;...

'I'm Just A Simple Buddhist Monk': Dalai Lama Marks 90th Birthday With Message Of Compassion & Peace

'I'm Just A Simple Buddhist Monk': Dalai Lama Marks 90th Birthday With Message Of Compassion & Peace

PM Modi Greets Dalai Lama On His 90th Birthday, Hails Him As Symbol Of Love, Compassion And Patience

PM Modi Greets Dalai Lama On His 90th Birthday, Hails Him As Symbol Of Love, Compassion And Patience