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Day before Delhi polls, FIR against Kejriwal over Yamuna ‘poisoning’ remark

The complainant cited various central government and media reports refuting Arvind Kejriwal’s allegations, which are included in the FIR filed by Haryana police.

Arvind Kejriwal holds up bottle of Yamuna water at a press conference. (PTI)

A day before the Delhi Assembly polls, Haryana police booked AAP national convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act. The FIR was registered in Kurukshetra based on a complaint by Shahbad resident Jagmohan Manchanda.

Kejriwal and others have been booked under Sections 192, 196(1), 197(1), 248(a), and 299 of the BNS Act for alleging that the Haryana government had “poisoned” the Yamuna’s waters.

The FIR states: “The complainant is a public-spirited person and an advocate by profession. He is aggrieved by the act and conduct of the accused and is a permanent resident of the above-mentioned address. Therefore, he is competent and entitled to file this complaint in the Hon’ble Court against Shri Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the Aam Aadmi Party for committing offences under Sections 61 read with 109, 192, 196, 197, 248 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 62 read with 109, 192, 196, and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.”

The FIR further mentions: “The complainant has seen a viral video of Mr. Arvind Kejriwal wherein he made provocative statements, levelling wild and baseless allegations against the state of Haryana, including its government and the ruling BJP.” It also reproduces Kejriwal’s statement in Hindi, which he made on January 28.

Police officials said, “The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by Jagmohan Manchanda in the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate, Shahbad.”

The complainant cited various central government and media reports refuting Kejriwal’s allegations, which are included in the FIR filed by Haryana police.

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