Bhopal: I have no issues with the FIR, but it should be checked that who edited the video, said former Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijay Singh on the FIR filed against him in connection with an alleged fake video regarding Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shared by him on social media.
"Tribals of Budhni were duped of Rs 4.50 Cr by agents of SS Chouhan & no FIR was registered in his tenure. I had written to him that if there is no action, I'll stage sit-in protest at his residence. It perturbed BJP...It should be checked that who edited the video," he said.
The Madhya Pradesh Police have registered a case in connection with the circulation of an alleged 'edited' video of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's old statement on liquor, and launched a probe in this connection.
"The matter of editing an old video of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and circulating it on social media with an aim of spoiling his image has been taken seriously. The case is being investigated by registering an FIR under the Cyber Act," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bhopal, Irshad Wali, said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, leaders of the ruling BJP submitted a complaint to the police demanding that an FIR be filed against Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh, who allegedly shared this video on his Twitter handle.
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A BJP delegation, headed by former minister Umashankar Gupta, submitted a memorandum to the crime branch of Bhopal police, seeking a case against Digvijaya Singh for sharing the 'edited' video.
In their complaint to the crime branch, the BJP leaders said that Chouhan had given a statement against the liquor policy of the then Kamal Nath government on January 12 this year.