In Fresh Trouble For AAP, FIR Filed Against Kejriwal In Haryana Over 'Poisoning' Yamuna Claim
Kejriwal has been booked under Sections 192, 196(1), 197(1), 248(a), and 299 of the BNS Act for his claim that the Haryana government “poisoned” the Yamuna’s waters.
A day ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections, the Haryana Police on Tuesday booked AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his statements regarding the alleged poisoning of the Yamuna river.
An FIR was filed against the AAP leader in Kurukshetra based on a complaint filed by Kurukshetra resident and advocate Jagmohan Manchanda on Tuesday. The development comes a day before the polling for assembly polls on February 5.
Kejriwal and others have been booked under sections including 192 (penalizes those who maliciously or wantonly provoke others with the intent to incite a riot), 196 (1) (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race), 248(a), and 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Kejriwal has been under fire from the BJP for his poison in Yamuna remark with the saffron party leaders criticising him for his irresponsible statement.
The BJP leaders had accused Kejriwal of spreading fear not only among Delhi's people but also among Haryana's citizens with his false claims.
The FIR comes days after the Haryana government this week filed a criminal complaint against him by the Haryana government. Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Vipul Goel confirmed that a case has been registered against Kejriwal in a Sonipat court under the Disaster Management Act.
What Has Jagmohan Manchanda Claimed?
The complainant, Jagmohan Manchanda, accused Kejriwal of making provocative statements and wild allegations against the state of Haryana including Haryana government and the BJP.
Manchanda in his complaint alleged that Kejriwal, in conspiracy with other members of AAP, has given such provocative, false and misleading statements with an ulterior motive and desperation to cause havoc and riots in Delhi and Haryana which would sway some votes towards him.
"Kejriwal deliberately, intentionally and consciously has given this false statement," the complainant alleged. The case was registered following a complaint lodged by the complainant in a court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate in Shahabad.
The complaint comes after the AAP accused the ruling BJP in Haryana of intentionally draining industrial waste into the Yamuna, with Kejriwal alleging that it was trying to kill people by mixing poison in the river.
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