Ranchi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday said he has filed a complaint with the Lok Sabha Speaker, alleging breach of privilege by Jharkhand officials, including the chief secretary and the DGP, after an FIR was registered against him for “hurting” religious sentiments”.The Jharkhand Police on Friday said it has registered an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and others for “forcibly” entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar on August 2.”Fifty-one cases lodged against me. I have filed a case of privilege under Article 105 of the Constitution against the chief secretary, director general of police, Deoghar deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Jharkhand,” Dubey posted on X.The FIR was lodged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as per a complaint by temple priest Kartik Nath Thakur for forcibly entering the inner shrine on August 2 between 8.45 pm and 9 pm despite a restriction on VIP or VVIP entry during the holy month of Shravan’ in view of a large number of devotees.”I am the trustee of Baba Baidyanath Dham as a member of Parliament, as per the law. I am in a higher position than the priest. On what basis was the FIR lodged?” the Godda MP asked while speaking to reporters in Deoghar.The BJP MP said that had he pushed any personnel, the police or the magistrate would have filed an FIR. Dubey claimed that he went to Baba Baidyanath Dham Police Station so that the police personnel could arrest him, but they refused to do so. I have taken a pledge today to uproot this (JMM-led) government, he said.Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi alleged that the FIR against the party MPs was entirely a “political decision and to harass them”.Nishikant Dubey ji reached the police station today to surrender, but the police refused to arrest him. Imagine a case was even filed against him for offering prayers at a temple, showing how politics is being played even with the right to faith. This clearly shows that the matter was entirely political and was done only to harass him and MP Manoj Tiwari ji, Marandi posted on X.He also alleged, In fact, this is the pattern of this state government… continuously taking police action to intimidate, suppress, and defame BJP leaders, workers, and even their family members, but suppressing the truth is impossible. BJP members are not ones to be scared by such government-sponsored oppressive actions.”
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