BJP leader seeks FIR against Uddhav Thackeray over 'UP CM should be beaten with chappals' remarks
India TodayA BJP leader on Wednesday submitted an application demanding registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleging he had called for beating his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath with chappals for "insulting" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during his speech at a Dussehra rally of Shiv Sena. The complainant, Yavatmal district BJP president Nitin Bhutada, urged the police to register a First Information Report against Thackeray, who heads Shiv Sena, and take legal action against him for his "provocative" speech. Read: Narayan Rane takes a dig at Uddhav Thackeray's 'beat Yogi Adityanath with chappal' remark The complaint stated that Thackeray used "provocative and filthy language" against Hindutva leader Yogi Adityanath during his Dussehra speech on October 25, 2020. Notably, the BJP submitted the application for registration of FIR against the Maharashtra chief minister a day after Union minister and BJP MP Narayan Rane was booked and arrested for using offensive language against Thackeray.