FIR after 'X' post against MP govt from Priyanka, Kamal Nath's handles
The X posts shared a letter which claimed that the contractors in the state are being asked to pay 50 per cent commission
The Indore Police Commissioner in a statement released on X (earlier Twitter) late on Saturday night said the FIR was filed based on a complaint by local BJP’s legal cell convenor Nimesh Pathak complained that a fake letter bearing the name of a person called Gyanendra Awasthi was circulated on social media. The letter claimed that the contractors in the state are being asked to pay 50 percent commission.
A case has been registered against Awasthi as well as the “handlers” of the X accounts of Vadra, Nath and Arun Yadav at the city's Sanyogitaganj police station, the release said, adding Pathak's complaint is being investigated.
Earlier in the day, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Ramsanehi Mishra claimed that an FIR was registered against the X "handlers" of Vadra, Nath and Arun Yadav at Sanyogitaganj police station in the city.
He said the case was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 469 (forgery with intent to harm reputation) on Pathak’s complaint. Pathak alleged that the Congress leaders conspired to malign the image of the state government and his party by sharing "misleading" social media posts and accusing the BJP regime in the state of being involved in corruption.
The official said the police are verifying the authenticity of the respective X handles. On Friday, Vadra claimed on X that a union of contractors from Madhya Pradesh has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court complaining their payment is released only after paying 50 per cent commission.
“The corrupt BJP government in Karnataka used to collect 40 per cent commission. In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has gone ahead by breaking its own record of corruption. People of Karnataka ousted the 40 per cent commission government, now the people of Madhya Pradesh will remove the 50 per cent commission government from power,” she alleged in the post.
Similar posts were made from Nath and Yadav’s X handles. Terming Priyanka Gandhi's allegation false, MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra earlier sought proof from the Congress leader to support her charge, warning that options were otherwise open before the state government and the BJP for legal action.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the opposition party was spreading lies. On Friday evening, the Gwalior police registered a case against a few people in connection with Priyanka’s post.
(With inputs from agencies)