Overview
- A Nagpur BJP Mahila Aghadi delegation submitted a memorandum to the police commissioner seeking immediate registration of an FIR against singer Anjali Bharti.
- The move follows a widely shared video from a Bhandara programme in which Bharti allegedly used obscene language about Amruta Fadnavis while discussing sexual violence.
- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Kishori Pednekar, BJP’s Chitra Wagh and Congress leader Nitin Raut condemned the remarks as offensive and unacceptable.
- State Women’s Commission chief Rupali Chakankar said the commission would initiate action and issue a notice, as Legislative Council deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe pressed organisers’ responsibility.
- Police have not announced an FIR as of now; Bharti, a Buddhist singer and YouTuber with roughly 575,000 subscribers, faces continued calls for legal action from BJP figures including Dharmpal Meshram.