A 30-Ft Cockroach, Ravan’s Effigy And A Political Row: AAP Seeks FIR In Delhi

'Religious Sentiments Hurt': AAP Seeks FIR Over 30-Ft Cockroach Effigy Burnt Alongside Ravan

New Delhi: AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi Police commissioner against the organisers of a Ramlila event in Pitampura over the burning of a giant cockroach effigy. Bharadwaj alleged that the act had hurt religious sentiments.

In his complaint, Bharadwaj sought an FIR against the organisers of the Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee, Delhi minister and committee member Kapil Mishra, who attended the event as the chief guest, and others, news agency PTI reported.

Mishra hit back at the AAP, calling those offended by the effigy "termites" of the country's politics.

The 30-foot cockroach effigy was installed at the DDA ground in Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, alongside effigies of Ravan, his brother Kumbhakaran and son Meghnad.

The effigy drew attention amid protests by the Cockroach Janta Party against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, PTI reported.

The event organisers said the cockroach effigy was meant to raise awareness about filth and the health problems associated with it.

In his complaint, Bharadwaj said burning the cockroach effigy alongside the traditional Ramlila effigies had hurt religious sentiments. He also demanded…

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