Bengaluru, 22 March

BJP leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Friday filed a complaint with Election Commission on Friday against Minister Priyank Kharge for his social media post alleging that Congress leader has used derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

In a post on X, Kharge questioned the timing of the action taken by central agencies and said, "The IT/ED raids and arrests of Opposition leaders are nothing but BJP's standard operating procedures to distract the public from real issues. What were the enforcement agencies doing for so long, awaiting orders from Chor Guru and Chandal Shishya?"

Narayanaswamy said that the words "Chandal Shishya" are unconstitutional. "You cannot abuse Modi in such a manner. Such terms come under the SC/ST Act. We have filed a complaint with the Election Commission," Narayanaswamy told ANI.

Meanwhile, BJP Yuva Morcha workers held a protest near the residence of Priyank in Sadashivanagar. Later, police arrived at the spot and detained workers.

Earlier, the Delhi Chief Minister was arrested on Thursday night after skipping nine summons issued against him by the Enforcement Directorate and Delhi High Court, which refused to grant him relief from any coercive action by the probe agency.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities and money laundering in framing and implementing the Delhi excise policy case 2022, which was later scrapped.