Delhi Police register FIR against AAP leaders on charges of hurting religious sentiments

According to the complaint, on December 17 and 18, AAP leaders posted a video on their official social media accounts related to a "political skit performed in public at Delhi's Connaught Place. (Photo: ANI)

The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Jha, and Adil Ahmed Khan on charges of hurting religious sentiments.

According to the complaint, on December 17 and 18, these leaders posted a video on their official social media accounts related to a "political skit performed in public at Connaught Place. In these videos, individuals dressed as Santa Claus-a, a revered religious and cultural icon for Christians worldwide - are portrayed in a derogatory and mocking manner. The videos depict these religious icons 'fainting' and 'collapsing' on the street to be used as mere props for political messaging."

Meanwhile, in a post on X, Aam Aadmi Party Delhi chief Saurabh Bhardwaj expressed dissatisfaction with the BJP's response to the skit, which highlighted the ongoing pollution issue in Delhi.

"An FIR has been filed against Santa Claus's skit. Thanks to social media and your collective strength, the BJP is quite troubled today. This is the power of social media, that the BJP government is being forced to respond to pollution, and there's discussion happening on AQI," the post read.