Phagwara Mayor Arun Khosla said on Saturday that he has received death threats on social media for stating that the authority to rename the citys Gol Chowk was with the municipal corporation, not the Chief Minister.
Khosla, a BJP leader, told reporters that he received threatening messages on social media, including on Facebook.
He said he has brought it to the notice of Jalandhar Zone IGP Naunihal Singh during a meeting here on Friday evening. Khosla said he has registered a written police complaint and also submitted a CD as a “proof” of the threats he received.
When contacted, Kapurthala SSP Sandeep Sharma said the police department was verifying the mayors complaint.
Addressing a protest by General Samaj Manch and shopkeepers on April 24-25, Khosla said the authority to name and rename an intersection in the city lies with the corporation and not with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
He made the remarks in wake of Singhs in-principle approval for renaming Gol Chowk as Samvidhan Chowk during a meeting with Dalit representatives.