FIR against Digvijaya Singh for post on ex-RSS chief, Madhya Pradesh CM accuses Congress of spreading ‘social hatred’

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Narendra Modi called Congress ‘loot ki Dukan’ while kickstarting the Rajasthan Assembly Elections campaign, while on Sunday it was reported that an FIR has been registered against Congress veteran Digvijay Singh for allegedly sharing a controversial post on former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief MS Golwalkar on social media.  Singh also faced brutal words from Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan hit out at Congress accusing them of spreading "misinformation" and creating social hatred by sharing a "false" post on Golwalkar. Notably, the BJP in Madhya Pradesh came into power after rebel Jyoptiraditya Scindia walked out and joined the saffron party leading to the downfall of the Congress leader Kamal Nath's government.

Scindia is now the union minister for civil aviation with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led central government.  Chouhan said the former RSS head worked throughout his life to remove social differences and build a harmonious society. However, a state Congress leader said Digvijaya Singh shared facts on the basis of a book and that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cannot silence the voice of his party.

Golwalkar was the longest serving RSS chief and was at the helm of the organisation from 1940-73. Digvijaya Singh on Saturday tweeted a picture of a page carrying several controversial comments quoted to the former RSS head, known as 'Guruji' among his admirers.

Golwalkar was quoted as saying he would rather live under the British rule than have equal rights given to Dalits, backwards and Muslims. Some other controversial comments were also attributed to him.