Anti-Mulayam comments: BSP leader booked

Police Monday lodged an FIR against Leader of Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya and his daughter Sanghmitra Maurya for making objectionable comments

Police Monday lodged an FIR against Leader of Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya and his daughter Sanghmitra Maurya for making objectionable comments against SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at a function in Manipuri where Sanghmitra was announced as BSP candidate for the Lok Sabha bypoll on Sunday.

They were booked on a complaint of SP district president Khuman Singh Verma.

Verma alleged that Maurya had called Mulayam goondaraj ka baap and goondon ka sargana while addressing the gathering. Verma further claimed that Sanghmitra referred to Mulayam as bhains charane wala.

Maurya could not be contacted but Sanghmitra said she didnt make objectionable remarks against Mulayam.

The RJD’s key face and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav, party supremo Lalu Yadav’s son, will again contest from his stronghold Raghopur.

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