Union minister Giriraj Singh was on Thursday, 25 April, booked for violating model code of conduct by making controversial remarks against the Muslim community at a rally in Bihar’s Begusarai a day ago where BJP national president Amit Shah, among others, was present.
According to District Magistrate, Begusarai, Rahul Kumar, the FIR was lodged at Town police station under relevant sections of the Representation of People Act and the Indian Penal Code taking suo motu cognisance of the "controversial" remarks made by Singh at Wednesday’s rally.
Besides Shah, the rally was attended by a number of other BJP leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.
Singh is contesting from Begusarai Lok Sabha as the NDA candidate and he is engaged in a three-cornered fight with CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar and RJD’s Tanveer Hassan.