“Police have registered two cases against senior Congress leader and the party’s Bastar Lok Sabha seat candidate Kawasi Lakhma in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) through his alleged objectionable remarks,” officials said on April 13.
“While an FIR was registered against him at Mirtur police station for allegedly making an objectionable remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, another case was registered at Kutru police station for his alleged statement against police and administration,” a district official said.
“The cases were registered on Friday evening based on the complaints lodged by the district returning officer,” he said.