The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has instructed the police to consider and take appropriate action regarding a complaint filed by a Congress leader against state minister Kailash Vijayvargiya for an allegedly communal post on social media platform X two years ago.
In an order passed by a single bench of Justice Pranay Verma, the station house officer of Tilaknagar police station in Indore has been directed to review the complaint filed by the petitioner and to take suitable action within 90 days.
The Court further stated that the writ petition filed by Congress leader Aminul Khan Suri has been disposed of “without expressing any opinion on merits”. It was emphasized that the outcome of the complaint’s scrutiny and any ensuing action should be communicated to the petitioner.
According to the petitioner, no action was taken by the police on his complaint lodged on April 16, 2022, seeking criminal prosecution of Vijayvargiya, who formerly held the position of BJP general secretary in charge for West Bengal.
Suri, who submitted a certified copy of the court’s order to Tilak Nagar police station on Monday, later informed reporters that Vijayvargiya had posted a “communal and inflammatory” message along with a video on X on April 14, 2020.
Allegedly, Vijayvargiya had shared a video of Telangana, falsely claiming it to be from Khargone in MP, Suri claimed.
Khargone witnessed curfew imposition on April 10, 2022, following communal violence during a Ram Navami procession. The curfew lasted for 24 days.
“A First Information Report should be registered immediately against Vijayvargiya under the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act,” stated Suri.
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