Rae Bareli Samajwadi Party MLA booked for remarks against Modi

Lucknow, September 6

Samajwadi Party MLA from Rae Bareli, Manoj Pandey, has been booked for making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

An FIR against Pandey was lodged by former BJP district president Dileep Kumar on Sunday night after a video in which Pandey is heard addressing a gathering in Kaithal village of his constituency Unchahar, went viral on social media.

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In his complaint, Dileep Kumar said, “Pandey is heard abusing the Prime Minister.  He equated the Prime Minister with Natwarlal, a criminal, and hurled expletives against him and others holding constitutional posts in the country. Pandey also goes on to abuse a local pradhan.”

Unchahar SHO Vinod Kumar Singh has registered a case against Pandey under charges of intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace and statements creating and promoting enmity. IANS