Reacting strongly to abusive language used against them during the BSP protest at Hazratganj on Thursday, sacked BJP leader Dayashankar Singh's kin lodged an FIR against BSP chief Mayawati and other leaders for threatening and using abusive language against female members of his family on Friday.
The FIR was lodged at the Hazratganj police station by Singh's mother Tetra Devi who was accompanied by Singh's wife Swati Singh. Senior police officers confirmed that an FIR has been registered against BSP chief Mayawati, state BSP chief Ramachal Rajbhar, leader of Opposition in the Council Nasimuddin Siddiqui, national BSP secretary Mewa lal Gautam and others.
The FIR against the BSP leaders were registered under section 120(B)/153A/504/506/509 IPC for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, Punishment for criminal intimidation and Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.
On Wednesday night, Mewa lal Gautam had lodged an FIR against Daya Shankar Singh for making derogatory statements against Mayawati during a media conference in Mau.
A similar application for registering of an FIR was received at the Collectorganj police station in Kanpur City against BSP chief Mayawati on Friday. The application was moved by members of the Sawarn Morcha.