Chhattisgarh CM's father arrested for ‘derogatory’ remarks against community

The Raipur Police have arrested Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghels father Nand Kumar Baghel from Delhi in a case registered against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks against a community an official said here on TuesdayThe CM had strongly disapproved of the remarks allegedly made by his 86yearold father and said nobody is above lawNand Kumar Baghel was arrested and brought from Delhi to Raipur on Tuesday Raipur Additional Superintendent of Police Tarkeshwar Patel saidHe was produced in a local court he said without divulging more detailsThe case against Nand Kumar Baghel was lodged on Saturday night at the DD Nagar police station in Raipur on a complaint filed by the Sarv Brahmin Samaj against himHe was charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 153A promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language and 5051b with intent to cause or likely to cause fear or alarm to public or to any section of public whereby any person may be induced to commit offence against the state or against public tranquility police had saidThe outfit in its complaint alleged that the CMs father recently made a controversial appeal to people to boycott Brahmins by terming them as foreigners and asked people to not let them enter in their villagesThe organization also accused Nand Kumar Baghel of asking people to evict Brahmins from the countryThe organisation had said a video of the purported comments of the CMs father was available on social media platformsAccording to the police Nand Kumar Baghel reportedly made the remarks while addressing an event in Uttar Pradesh recentlyAfter a controversy erupted over the alleged remarks of his father the chief minister had said he was pained and asserted nobody was above law in his government and police will take appropriate action in the matterldquoThe remarks made by my father Nand Kumar Baghel against a specific class have come to my attention The comments have hurt the sentiments of the class as well as affected social harmony and I am also pained by itrdquo Bhupesh Baghel had said in a statementldquoNobody is above law under my government even if he is the chief ministers 86yearold fatherrdquo the Congress CM had said adding an appropriate legal action will followHe said the Chhattisgarh government respects every religion caste and community and their sentiments and gives equal importance to everyone the statement addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever