Congress MP sparks row with 'who is PM Modi's Sita' remark, Delhi BJP files police complaint

Delhi BJP alleged that Pramod Tiwari's remarks on Goddess Sita had hurt the sentiments of Sanatan devotees.

The Congress Party in India has filed a police complaint against Pramod Tiwari, a senior member of their organization, for remarks deemed offensive to Hindu devotees. The complaint was lodged by the BJP's legal cell following a press conference held by Tiwari on August 2. During the event, Tiwari made derogatory comments about Goddess Sita, a figure of reverence in Hinduism, in reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation controversy.

Advocate Sanket Gupta of the BJP's legal cell stated that the remarks were "cognizable offenses" under Sections 299 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, and that a complaint had been submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in New Delhi. This incident follows a similar pattern of inflammatory rhetoric by Congress leaders directed at Hindu sentiments, according to Gupta.

The BJP has also criticized the Congress Party for staging a skit outside Parliament in which a member impersonated a saffron-clad priest and mocked the donation embezzlement case, further fueling tensions between the two parties.

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