FIR against Giriraj

Dumka, April 20

An FIR was lodged on Sunday against Bihar-based BJP leader Giriraj Singh at Jharkhand's Deoghar district for his April 18 remarks where he said that “those who want to stop” the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will soon have “no place in India… because their place will be in Pakistan”.

The FIR was lodged at the Mohanpur police station on the orders of Deputy Commissioner Ameet Kumar. "I have examined the video footage of his speech and found that its content was of communal and anti-national in nature," said DC Ameet Kumar. The footage was captured by videographers hired by the district administration; the DC said his attention was drawn to the incident after "the media highlighted the issue."

Singh - the BJP's candidate from Bihar's Nawada - made the comments at a pre-election rally in Monhanpur on Friday afternoon for BJP's Godda candidate and outgoing MP Nishikant Dubey, who was present onstage along with former BJP President Nitin Gadkari.

“Woh log Narendra Modi ko rokna chahate hain, woh Pakistan dekh rahe hain. Aane wale dino mein aise logon ke liye jagah Hindustan mein nahi, Jharkhand mein nahi, parantu Pakistan mein hoga, Pakistan mein hoga (Those who want to stop Narendra Modi are looking to Pakistan for support. In the coming days,there won’t be place for such peoplein India, in Jharkhand because their place will be in Pakistan, Pakistan),” Singh had said in his closing remarks. A video clip of about 43 seconds was uploaded on the NDTV's website.