Bengaluru Police arrested Prasant Makanur, the BJP’s social media convener for Karnataka, on charges of objectionable posts made on X social media platform that were alleged to have violated the Model Code of Conduct and promote hatred among people.
A day after Bengaluru police cracked down Summons JP Nadda, who is the National President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Amit Malviya, one of the party’s IT Cell heads through The post urged voters belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities not to vote for any candidate in ongoing Lok Sabha Elections.
On Wednesday, an Investigating Officer from Bengaluru Heights Police issued notice to both leaders. They will have a week to appear before him.
“You are hereby directed to attend before me as the investigating officer at High Grounds Police station by 11am within seven days of receipt hereof for purpose of investigation into the above case,” reads part of the summonses.
Nadda and Malviya were condemned over their social media postings targeting members of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities against voting in favor or against some candidates in an FIR filed against Yahya Devayani Nayak and Karnataka Unit Chief.
