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Uttar Pradesh Congress main Ajay Rai was booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a programme successful Mahoba district, constabulary said connected Saturday (May 23, 2026).
The FIR was lodged astatine Kotwali Nagar constabulary presumption connected Saturday (May 23) connected the ailment of Neeraj Rawat, a BJP worker.
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According to the complaint, Mr. Rai attended a programme organised connected May 22 successful Samad Nagar locality by erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee caput Brijraj Ahirwar. Mr. Rawat alleged that Mr. Rai arrived with a convoy of 15-16 vehicles and 25-30 supporters, causing obstruction connected a nationalist roadworthy and affecting mean question successful the area.
The complainant further alleged that constabulary and administrative unit had to permission their regular duties to support instrumentality and bid astatine the venue.
He besides accused Mr. Rai of utilizing "abusive and objectionable language" against the Prime Minister during the programme, claiming that videos of the remarks aboriginal went viral connected societal media.
A purported video of Mr. Rai went viral connected Friday (May 22) successful which helium was heard making “abusive” remarks against PM Modi successful Mahoba.
Terming the video fake and AI-generated by the BJP, Mr. Rai told PTI that helium would lodge a constabulary ailment successful the substance erstwhile helium reaches Lucknow.
BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP State president Pankaj Chaudhary, person condemned the "abusive" remarks.
Police said the FIR was registered against Rai, Brijraj Ahirwar and 25-30 unidentified supporters.
The FIR has been registered nether aggregate provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) including sections 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 132 (assault oregon transgression unit to deter nationalist servant from discharge of duty), 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 196(1) (promoting enmity betwixt antithetic groups) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), constabulary said.
Mr. Rawat alleged successful his ailment that the remarks wounded nationalist sentiments, triggered choler among BJP workers and created societal tension. He submitted a pen thrust containing the purported viral video to the constabulary arsenic grounds and sought ineligible enactment against Rai, Brijraj Ahirwar and 25-30 unidentified supporters.
The improvement comes amid a governmental enactment successful Uttar Pradesh implicit Congress person Rahul Gandhi's caller "traitor" remarks targeting the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during a rally successful Raebareli.
Earlier this week, cross-complaints were filed successful Lucknow against Mr. Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh implicit the remarks and the BJP leader's effect to them.
