ATNA (TIP): Union Minister Giriraj Singh has been booked for grabbing land belonging to a Dalit in his native Bihar, the police said today.

The FIR against Singh and 32 others was lodged on February 2 on the orders of a special SC&ST court where the complainant had filed an application under Section 156(3) of the CrPC, seeking directions to the police for registering a case against the accused, SHO of Danapur police station in Patna district Sandeep Kumar Singh said.

The BJP MP from Nawada is Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. The complainant, Ram Narain Prasad, a resident of Asopur village, alleged that the accused grabbed 2.6 acres that he owned and abused him when he protested.

Tejaswi Yadav, Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar, whose party (JD-U) is a BJP ally, tweeted:

“Nitish Kumar ji, don’t hesitate, speak up, awaken your inner voice and rush to the Governor’s house with your letter of resignation. Your dearest friend Giriraj Singh has grabbed three acres of land belonging to Dalits.” In another tweet, he took potshots at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.BJP spokesman Rajiv Ranjan said Giriraj Singh was a law-abiding citizen. “Attempts by some people to politicise the issue is deplorable.”

Source: PTI