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Maharashtra, UP Police File FIRs Against RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav Over Posts on PM Modi

Acting on BJP complaints, police in Maharashtra as well as Uttar Pradesh invoked BNS sections over social media posts tied to the prime minister’s Bihar visit.

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Leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav greets the supporters during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, on Friday.
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Overview

  • An FIR in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, cites BNS sections 196(1)(a)(b), 356(2)(3), 352 and 353(2) after BJP MLA Milind Ramji Narote complained about posts from Tejashwi Yadav’s X account.
  • In Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, police registered a separate case on BJP city president Shilpi Gupta’s complaint, booking Yadav under BNS sections 353(2) and 197(1)A; the SP said it was filed on Friday.
  • The complaints reference posts that labeled Narendra Modi a liar or “vote thief,” used the term “jumla,” and shared a cartoon and a critical song, with Narote submitting screenshots as evidence.
  • Yadav responded that he is not afraid of cases and said using the word “jumla” is being criminalized, while RJD leaders called the FIRs political intimidation and vowed to continue campaigning.
  • The posts were made around Modi’s visit to Gaya, where he inaugurated projects worth about Rs 13,000 crore and flagged off two trains; police and legal processes are underway with no arrests reported.