Three FIRs against Rahul in Chhattisgarh over Sikh remarks

Three FIRs have been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in parts of Chhattisgarh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community through his remarks made during the recent US visit, the police said on Friday.

While two cases — one at the Civil Lines police station in Raipur and another at the Bilaspur Civil Lines police station in Bilaspur district — were registered on Thursday, an FIR was filed at the Kotwali police station in Durg district on Friday, they said. The cases were registered based on the complaints lodged by BJP leaders. Similar complaints have been submitted at police stations in other districts of the state too by ruling party leaders.

State BJP spokesperson Amarjeet Singh Chhabra said Gandhi’s statement had hurt religious sentiments of the Sikh community.