Karnataka BJP's animated video case: Congress files FIR against JP Nadda, Amit Malviya for ‘promoting hatred’
“snatch your property" and “distribute it among selected people" like when it was in power, the Karnataka BJP's animated video showed caricatures of Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah placing an egg with "Muslims" written on it in a nest along with three eggs marked as "SC, ST and OBC." The video further showed the caricature of Rahul Gandhi feeding "funds" only to the bird that hatched out of the "Muslim" egg. The case against the BJP leaders has been registered under the Indian Penal Code’s (IPC) section 505(2) (statement conducing public mischief), and the Representation of People Act’s Section 125 (promoting enmity between classes). “We have registered a case against JP Nadda, Vijayendra, and [Amit] Malviya on the complaint filed by KPCC member Ramesh Babu.
The investigation is ongoing," central deputy commissioner of police (DCP) T Shekar was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. Also Read | PM Modi says Congress wants to give people's wealth to Muslims. Fact check on what Nyay Patra actually says… Congress has also highlighted the animated video to the Election Commission of India (ECI), saying it “intimidates members of the SC/ST community", a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
In the complaint, Ramesh Babu, Chairman, Media and Communication of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), said, "... the tenor of video... is in nature of intimidating persons belonging to SC/ST Community that leaders of Congress party are likely to favour Muslims at cost of SC/ST Community.
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