Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia uses derogatory remarks against state BJP leaders, FIR filed

Gandhinagar, Sept 3: The Gujarat Police registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat unit President Gopal Italia for passing derogatory comments against BJP leaders and inducing people to commit an offence against the state or public tranquillity.

  

AAP’s Gujarat Chief also used derogatory language against Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil and Minister Harsh Sanghavi during a rally that was conducted ahead of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022. The FIR has been registered under sections 469, 500 (punishment for defamation), 504, 505(1) B of the IPC.

 

 

The FIR was registered by Gujarat Police at Umra Police Station in Surat. It was based on the complaint registered by a citizen named Pratap Chodvadiya. In his complaint against Italia, Chodvadiya stated that the AAP chief insulted the BJP leaders. “He (Italia) called BJP the party of goons and incited the public by stating that AAP would take revenge for each blood drop”, the complaint read.

 

The AAP Gujarat chief called BJP leader CR Paatil ‘former bootlegger’ and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi ‘Drugs Sanghvi’. The case will be investigated by inspector AH Rajput of the Crime Branch Gujarat Police.

 

In July, 2021 a similar FIR was filed by Gujarat Police against Italia for his remarks on the Hindu Dharma. He had said, “I am ashamed of such people (referring to people who attend satsangs). It angers me. If you don’t like what I said block me. We don’t need those who clap like hijras in name of rituals and culture. Some Sadhu will speak nonsense from the stage and we have to clap like hijras?”