Cracking down on controversial messaging in the election season, the Karnataka Police has summoned BJP chief JP Nadda and IT cell head Amit Malviya over a post on X put by the party’s state unit. 

A first information report (FIR) had been registered at the High Grounds Police station in Bengaluru in connection with the post and the two leaders were named in it. The investigating officer has issued the summons to them and they have been given a week to appear.

The controversial post contained a video showing the Congress favouring Muslims for reservation at the cost of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, an allegation that has been made by several top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the past few days.

The Karnataka chief electoral officer had asked the Karnataka BJP to take down the post and, when that failed, the Election Commission sent a notice to X on Tuesday to remove it. 

Karnataka Police has summoned BJP National President JP Nadda and party member Amit Malviya to appear at Bengaluru’s High Grounds police station within a week regarding a tweet shared by BJP Karnataka. The tweet in question is said to have targeted the SC/ST community. Earlier, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) had urged the Election Commission to take action against JP Nadda and other BJP leaders for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

The study said India is one of the few countries that has a legal definition of minorities and provides constitutionally protected rights for them. Outcomes of progressive policies and inclusive institutions are reflected in the rising minority populations