The police on Thursday filed a FIR in opposition to BJP offfice bearers for singing “political bhajans” on the grounds of the Maa Shoolini temple in Himachal’s Solan district. The FIR was filed in opposition to BJP state vp Rashmi Dhar Sood, Solan Municipal Company Deputy Mayor Meera Anand, and others. The complainant, Poonam Bansal, claimed that on Wednesday night, BJP ladies activists got here to the temple and began ‘Bhajan and Kirtan’ within the title of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the well-known Shoolini temple.
In line with police, a FIR was filed beneath sections 188 (inflicting hazard by disobedience), 505(3) (spreading rumours), 34 (prison act dedicated by a number of folks with the identical intention), and sections of the Spiritual Establishment (Prevention and Misuse) Act 1988.
Solan district Congress president whereas condemning the incident mentioned that the BJP was changing the temples right into a den of politics. The Election Fee and administration have taken discover of it, and motion will observe. Linking faith with religion is right however BJP is mingling it with politics which is flawed, he added.
The Congress filed a grievance with the Election Fee and the district administration following which the police registered the FIR on the directions of the Deputy Commissioner. Additional investigations are underway, officers mentioned.
