A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against the BJP Karnataka unit at High Grounds police station in Bengaluru after a controversial social media post comparing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Adolf Hitler.
The complaint was lodged by S Manohar, General Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
According to the FIR summary, the post was made from BJP Karnataka's official X handle, @BJP4Karnataka on June 25, 2025.
The post read "INDIRA NOT EQUALS INDIA, INDIRA = HITLER" and was accompanied by a 38-second video. The post has since been deleted.
The video referred to the National Emergency in India and contained graphics that the complainant described as derogatory towards Indira Gandhi. The FIR notes that the content was not only disrespectful but also allegedly aimed at creating hatred among different religious and communal groups.
The Congress leader has demanded legal action against the BJP’s official social media handle. Police at High Grounds station have registered the FIR and initiated further investigation.
In another post on X, the BJP Karnataka unit wrote, “The country can never forget this cruelty of Indira Gandhi,” with the hashtag #SamvidhanHatyaDiwas referring to the Emergency.
"The dark memory of 50 years ago when Indira Gandhi, pushing law, judiciary, and democracy into a dark room and locking it, marks her authoritarian rule," read another post.
