Patna,(BiharTimes): An FIR was on Sunday lodged against Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh, former BJP president Nitin Gadkari and some other party leaders following a controversial remarks given by the former that the Centre gave subsidy to those who exported beef and taxed those who reared cows.

According to the police FIR was lodged under the Bihar Representation of Improvement of Animal Act, 1952, under the Representation of People’s Act 1951, and for violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Deoghar Superintendent of Police Rakesh Bansal confirmed that an FIR has been filed against the leaders with the Mohanpur police.

On the direction of sub-divisional magistrate-cum-deputy Returning Officer Jay Jyoti Samanta, the FIR was filed againstGiriraj, Gadkari, BJP’s Godda candidate Nishikant Dubey and those who were on the stage during the meeting at Mohanpur, the SP added.

It was in this very speech that Giriraj had said that those who opposed Narendra Modi would have to go to Pakistan after the outcome of election results.

FIR against Giriraj, Gadkari following his controversial remarks