FIR filed against Lalu for alleged 'caste' remarks

September 29, 2015 19:39

A FIR was lodged against RJD chief Lalu Prasad for his caste remark during his election campaign by the election commission, Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshaman said.

"An FIR was lodged against Lalu in Raghopur in Vaishali district on charge of violation of model code of conduct by making a caste remark during an election campaign," he said.

Lalu Prasad said that the Bihar assembly polls is a fight between 'the backward versus forward' forces. Lalu, in his first election rally in Raghopur, urged the Dalits and the backward classes to unite to defeat the BJP, which he claimed is keen to end reservation.

-- M I Khan in Patna

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Bridgerton, Baahubali, Beasts On OTT This Week

Lots of romance and action on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.

My records not under threat for now: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt is going to be back at the Olympics after eight years.

Woman alleges rape on express train in Thane

A case has been registered against an unidentified person for allegedly raping a woman after rendering her unconscious onboard an express train in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official from the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on...

Maliwal reacts as CCTV footage from Kejriwal's house emerges

The 'political hitman' has started making efforts to save himself, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal said on Friday as purported CCTV footage from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence surfaced online.

Supreme Court recalls its own April 2022 verdict

A judgment of a Constitution bench would be "binding" on benches of lesser strength, the Supreme Court has said while recalling an April 2022 verdict delivered by it.