Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against Shubham Kharwar, the general secretary of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) in Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly putting up objectionable posters in Lucknow targeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The posters, discovered at the Darulshafa MLA residence complex in the Hazratganj area, reportedly contained controversial content that allegedly maligned the image of the Chief Minister, prompting swift police action.
According to the complaint filed by Dharampal Singh, a resident of the MLA complex, he noticed the poster at the gate of the Darulshafa MLA residence around 8:25 a.m. on April 1. The poster, translated from Hindi, read:
'I will not allow peace to prevail in the state and will keep the people of the state troubled in every way.'
This statement appeared beneath a separate tag bearing the Chief Minister’s name. Below it, the candidate’s name and designation as a ‘student leader from Lucknow University’ were also mentioned.
Dharampal Singh alleged that the incident has caused public anger and accused 'anti-social elements' of attempting to tarnish the image of the Chief Minister and create social and religious unrest. He urged the authorities to take immediate legal action.
Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against Shubham Kharwar at the Hazratganj police station. Further investigation is underway.
NSUI, a prominent body in university politics across the country, functions as the student wing of the Congress party. It was established on 9 April 1971 by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi through the merger of the Kerala Students Union and the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad. NSUI is rivalled by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
(ANI)