Congress Protests FIR Against MLA’s Brother In Mandsaur

Congress activists demonstrated outside the Daloda police station in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, protesting against an FIR registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The FIR was filed against Nitin Jain, the brother of Mandsaur MLA Vipin Jain, alleging that he had used caste-based slurs and issued threats.

Hundreds of party supporters, comprising men and women, participated in the protest, expressing their belief that the police were displaying political bias. Vipin Jain addressed the crowd, questioning the legitimacy of the FIR and suggesting that the police were in cahoots with the BJP. He warned the Station House Officer (SHO) that while the BJP might protect them, divine intervention would not.

He demanded that the SHO be dismissed and called for a fair and impartial investigation. The Economic Offences Wing apprehended Daloda Sarpanch Durga Kaithwas and her husband on September 28 in an alleged bribery case. Kaithwas subsequently lodged a complaint against Nitin Jain and others, alleging that they were using caste-based slurs and threatening others.

The police registered the FIR based on her complaint. Congress leaders Vinod Sharma and others joined the protest, alongside the block president. This dispute has exacerbated political tensions in the district, with the Congress demanding accountability from the police and a fair investigation into the allegations.