Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 11 (ANI): A Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has been arrested for allegedly making derogatory remark s against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the police said on Saturday.
Soon after Patel’s remarks went viral on social media, BJP workers approached the police and lodge a complaint. The workers also raised slogans against Congress.
The BJP workers submitted a memorandum to office DCP (Zone-2) Sampat Upadhyay and demanded action against Congress worker Chandrashekhar Patel. They also demanded to extern him from the district.
DCP Upadhyay said, “A case has been registered against the congress leader Chandrashekar Patel and others under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 505 (2) (Statements conducing to public mischief), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 294 (Obscene acts and songs), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention). Further investigation into the matter is underway.”
Officials said that the party leaders did not obtain permission for the protest, and on the basis of which a case under IPC Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) has been registered at Vijay Nagar Police station.
