Jammu, 24 April (H.S.): District Congress Committee Jammu Urban, president and former Minister J&K, Yogesh Sawhney, on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint at Peer Mitha Police Station against BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa over his crude, abusive and defamatory remarks targeting Congress leadership.
Sawhney, accompanied by working president of JKPCC Raman Bhalla, former MLC Ved Mahajan, along with several ward presidents, block presidents and party workers, submitted the complaint to the SHO seeking registration of an FIR. The complaint alleges that Randhawa used highly offensive, derogatory and unparliamentary language against senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, during a public address. It further states that his remarks included dehumanizing comparisons, insinuations of blind allegiance, and statements indicating threats of physical harm.
Congress leaders said that these remarks, widely circulated across social and electronic media platforms, have caused serious reputational damage, public outrage and concern over disturbance of public peace. The complaint invokes provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Sections 356 (defamation) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), along with other relevant provisions related to criminal intimidation and public disorder, and calls for strict legal action along with preservation of electronic evidence.
Speaking on the matter, Congress leaders said, “The kind of language used by the person is abusive, disgraceful and completely unbecoming of an elected representative. Such statements are not only defamatory but are clearly intended to provoke, intimidate and create divisions among people. Public representatives are expected to uphold dignity and responsibility in their speech, but this conduct reflects a deliberate attempt to lower the standards of political discourse.”
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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar
