Defamation case towards digvijaya Singh in Varanasi MP-MLA court docket for spreading pretend information about MS Golwalkar

In a latest improvement, a grievance was filed within the MP-MLA court docket of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh towards veteran Congress chief Digvijaya Singh on Saturday, fifteenth July 2023, for sharing pretend and fabricated quotes attributing them to former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, MS Golwalkar. The grievance, filed by advocate Shashank Shekhar Tripathi, alleges that Singh’s actions have induced social hatred and tarnished the picture of the RSS. The court docket has scheduled 18th July 2023 to file statements and proof within the case.

The controversy surrounding Digvijaya Singh’s tweet started on eighth July 2023 when an FIR was lodged towards him in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for his contentious remarks about Golwalkar. The tweet, which contained an image of Golwalkar together with feedback portraying him as anti-Muslim and anti-Dalit, sparked sturdy objections from RSS employees. Consequently, Singh was booked beneath sections 153A, 469, 500, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, with the crime FIR quantity 311/23.

Advocate Rajesh Joshi, who filed the FIR in Indore, said that Singh’s tweet distorted Golwalkar’s statements, resulting in allegations of misrepresentation and the creation of social disharmony. The RSS vehemently denied the accuracy of Singh’s claims and accused him of selectively cropping the picture to advance his agenda. Similar allegations are actually made by Shashank Shekhar Tripathi in Varanasi. Shashank Shekhar Tripathi is convenor of BJP’s Kashi area authorized cell.

In Digvijaya Singh’s tweet, he used fabricated quotes to counsel that Golwalkar opposed equal rights for Dalits, OBCs, and Muslims. The controversial picture claimed that these quotes have been extracted from Golwalkar’s guide, ‘We and Our Nationhood Identified.’ Singh’s tweet stated, “Know what was Guru Golwalkar ji’s view on Dalits, OBCs, and Muslims and national rights over water, forest, and land.”

गुरु गोलवलकर जी के दलितों पिछड़ों और मुसलमानों के लिए व राष्ट्रीय जल जंगल व ज़मीन पर अधिकार पर क्या विचार थे अवश्य जानिए। ⁦@INCIndia⁩ ⁦@INCMP⁩ pic.twitter.com/dIYLrGUHQ3

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) July 7, 2023

One explicit quote alleged that Golwalkar advocated for concentrating wealth and assets within the palms of some trusted people whereas impoverishing the bulk. Another declare attributed to Golwalkar asserted his readiness to serve the British moderately than help freedom that granted equal rights to Dalits, OBCs, and Muslims.

Advocate Rajesh Joshi, who lodged the FIR, contended that the dissemination of false and inappropriate posts to tarnish the picture of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was unacceptable. The FIR serves as a response to the alleged defamation brought on by Digvijaya Singh’s social media actions.

The latest grievance filed within the MP-MLA court docket of Varanasi towards Digvijaya Singh provides one other layer to the continued controversy surrounding his statements about MS Golwalkar.