This is the second incident of violence against a Dalit man in the last fortnight.

The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act outlawing forced conversion for any purpose including marriage way back in 1968. But the BJP government in the state is now using Nikita Tomar’s murder to justify stricter provisions.

Hindutva outfit Dharm Sanskriti Samiti alleged in its complaint that Arif Masood made an inflammatory speech against the French president and the BJP-led Central government, over the Prophet cartoon row.

The court stated that leaders violated COVID-19 safety protocol despite its interim order of October 3.

The Indore division bench of the high court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the state government for submitting an ‘incorrect statement’ on the detention order.

Opposition parties have alleged that the police is lenient towards the majority community and BJP when it comes to offences.

Rajan Singh had demanded that Shivraj Singh Chouhan make his COVID-19 test results public.

Though he mocked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over 12 activists at its Jabalpur office testing positive for corona, the police have charged him with deliberately insulting religious beliefs.

Sixty-six-year-old Tansen Tiwari has been booked under IPC sections covering obscene acts and defamation after a BJP leader filed a complaint.