State Cong files FIR against BJP leaders over toolkit controversy

Ranchi: Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC), a part of the ruling alliance in the state, on Wednesday filed an FIR against central BJP leaders, including a Union minister, accusing the saffron party of forging All India Congress Committee (AICC)’s letter head to float a purported document on social media dubbing it as ‘Congress toolkit’ that has snowballed into an ugly political slugfest between the two parties.
Hours after BJP leaders tweeted about the letter levelling various charges against the Congress on Tuesday, the Grand Old Party slapped FIRs against BJP national president J P Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra and others.
Following suit, JPCC on Wednesday evening lodged a similar FIR at Kotwali police station in Ranchi upping the ante against BJP. JPCC spokesperson Alok Dubey said, “BJP is trying to divert the nation’s attention from the mishandling of Covid-19, which in the recent months has created a havoc. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led from the front to fail the nation in times of the pandemic. On the contrary, Congress has been flagging wrongdoings by the Union government that is now making BJP and its government in the Centre nervous, prompting them to spread canards against our party.”
Another spokesperson Lal Kishorenath Shahdeo said BJP functionaries have not only stopped at manufacturing fake documents to target Indian National Congress but have also attempted to lower the image of India and has the potential to escalate tensions in the country through its politics of hatred. “As a responsible party, we have urged the law enforcers for appropriate action under various sections of IPC and IT act,” he said.
On the other hand, state BJP didn’t issue any statements to counter the charges levelled by JPCC.