UP Congress president Ajay Rai booked for remarks against Modi in Mahoba

A first information report has been registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai in Mahoba district for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a political gathering on May 22. The complaint was filed by Neeraj Rawat, a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, at the Kotwali Nagar police station on Saturday.

According to the complaint, Rai attended an event in the Samad Nagar locality organized by former Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee secretary Brijraj Ahirwar. The complainant alleged that Rai arrived with a convoy of 15 to 16 vehicles and about 25 to 30 supporters, obstructing a public road and affecting normal movement. Police and administrative personnel were said to have left their regular duties to maintain order at the venue. The complaint further accused Rai of using abusive and objectionable language against the prime minister, with videos of the remarks circulating widely on social media.

Police have registered the FIR under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including those pertaining to wrongful restraint, assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from duty, unlawful assembly, promoting enmity...