Gurgaon: A community outfit has sought separate FIRs against preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri for denigrating Lord Krishna while comparing him with Lord Ram, and Delhi University professor Sangeet Ragi for using caste-linked insults against the Yadavs and Ahirs during a television debate on the row. It said the remarks hurt religious sentiments and the community’s dignity.Samyukt Ahir Regiment Morcha submitted a complaint to the police commissioner, alleging that Shastri made the remarks during a Ram Katha in Karera in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district on Oct 29. The organisation mentioned in the complaint that the preacher spoke about Krishna’s three-bend posture, flute-playing, cowherding and lifting of Govardhan mountain, saying they belittled the deity.The complaint also named Ragi over remarks made during ‘Maha Dangal’ debate on Nov 3, when the Shastri controversy was being discussed. The morcha alleged that he used insulting expressions linked to the Yadav/Ahir identity. Arun Yadav of the organisation said the comments, aired nationally and later shared on social media, had affected the community’s feelings.The outfit sought separate inquiries. It asked police to obtain the channel’s unedited footage, preserve digital evidence, examine the context and intent of the remarks, record statements of those affected and forensically examine the recordings.It sought action against Shastri under BNS sections 299, covering deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings, and 302, covering words or gestures intended to wound religious feelings. Against Ragi, it cited sections 196 (promoting enmity between groups), 352 (intentional insult intended to provoke a breach of peace), 353 (statements conducing to public mischief) and 356 (defamation).The morcha also sought a ‘zero FIR’ under Section 173(1) of BNSS, if jurisdiction required, and transfer of the case to the appropriate police station. The complaint was submitted at the deputy commissioner’s office, seeking administrative intervention and a written update.
