Zeenews Bureau
New Delhi: Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is courting trouble again. An FIR was lodged against him on Thursday for making caste-based remarks against Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.
The FIR was filed against Tytler and Sharma here this
afternoon by Dalit Kranti Morcha leader Vidhanchandra Rana.
The duo faces charges under various sections of the SC/ST
Prevention Act 1989, police said, adding an inquiry was
ordered into the matter.
Besides Tytler, who is the Congress in-charge of Bihar, the head of party’s state unit Anil Sharma has also been made an accused in the case.
The use of caste names in the list of Bihar PCC office-bearers and dragging Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar into a controversy has deeply embarrassed the Congress leaders who have washed their hands off the issue pleading ignorance.
Sharma has been blamed for the row that has shown Congress in a poor light. The Speaker, a permanent invitee to the PCC, has her caste mentioned in the Bihar PCC office bearers’ list signed by Tytler.
Meanwhile, reacting to it Meira Kumar said, "I belong to a political party. As a Speaker, I believe in strict neutrality of the chair."
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is the daughter of the late Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram- one of the tallest Dalit leader of his time.
Rana alleged that both Tytler and Sharma violated the act
by naming castes of the leaders in the list and termed the act
as "a constitutional crime."
Sharma had denied having released the list with caste
details and described it as "handiwork of forces inimical
to him."
