BJP MP Tejasvi Suriya charged for posting hate speech on social media

FIR registered against Tejasvi Surya for alleged hate speech on social media

Bangalore:

An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for alleged hate speech on social media, Election Commission officials said today.

The move comes after poll bodies and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials lodged complaints that the Bengaluru South MP and BJP president had allegedly targeted minorities and spread animosity among them in a post . Two communities.

He also posted a similar post on “X” and YouTube on March 19, which garnered 1 million views, 587 comments, 5,400 retweets and 13 likes. He allegedly has 1.3 million followers on X thereby influencing voters and disrupting harmony among communities.

According to the complaint, on March 20, the Halasuru Gate police station was charged under Section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language etc. and committing acts prejudicial to the interests of others). ) registered an FIR. Officials said the offense was under Section 295 A (deliberate and malicious act calculated to outrage religious sentiments of any class by insulting religion or religious beliefs) of the Maintenance of Harmony, Indian Penal Code and Representation of the People Act.

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