Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Uma Devi Khatik's son Princedeep was arrested on Monday, 3 September, for allegedly threatening to kill Congress leader and former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in a Facebook post.
Princedeep Khatik wrote in a Facebook post:
Jyotiraditya Scindia, you have Jiwajirao’s blood running in your veins, who killed Jhansi ki Rani. If you step in Hatta then I will shoot you. Either you will die or I will.
His statement comes ahead of Scindia's scheduled visit to Hatta district to hold a rally on 5 September.
Princedeep deleted the post later in the day, and apologised for it claiming that it was a “sudden rush of blood.”
Uma Devi, BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Hatta Vidhan Sabha constituency and Princedeep’s mother told IANS:
“This post is unfortunate. Scindia is a respectable MP. I will ask my son to remove the post.”
Former Congress Minister Raja Pateriya called Scindia the most liked person in India. “Scared of his immense popularity, the BJP is making baseless accusations against him,” Raja Pateriya told IANS.
Pateriya said that the police should conduct an immediate inquiry into the matter and step up Scindia’s security.
(With inputs from IANS and The Indian Express)