Arvind Kejriwal holds up vessel of Yamuna h2o astatine a property conference. (PTI)
A time earlier the Delhi Assembly polls, Haryana constabulary booked AAP nationalist convener and erstwhile Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal nether assorted provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act. The FIR was registered successful Kurukshetra based connected a ailment by Shahbad nonmigratory Jagmohan Manchanda.
Kejriwal and others person been booked nether Sections 192, 196(1), 197(1), 248(a), and 299 of the BNS Act for alleging that the Haryana authorities had “poisoned” the Yamuna’s waters.
The FIR states: “The complainant is simply a public-spirited idiosyncratic and an advocator by profession. He is aggrieved by the enactment and behaviour of the accused and is simply a imperishable nonmigratory of the above-mentioned address. Therefore, helium is competent and entitled to record this ailment successful the Hon’ble Court against Shri Arvind Kejriwal and different members of the Aam Aadmi Party for committing offences nether Sections 61 work with 109, 192, 196, 197, 248 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 62 work with 109, 192, 196, and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.”
The FIR further mentions: “The complainant has seen a viral video of Mr. Arvind Kejriwal wherein helium made provocative statements, levelling chaotic and baseless allegations against the authorities of Haryana, including its authorities and the ruling BJP.” It besides reproduces Kejriwal’s connection successful Hindi, which helium made connected January 28.
Police officials said, “The FIR was registered based connected a ailment filed by Jagmohan Manchanda successful the tribunal of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate, Shahbad.”
The complainant cited assorted cardinal authorities and media reports refuting Kejriwal’s allegations, which are included successful the FIR filed by Haryana police.