High Court quashes FIR against Raman Singh, Ex-Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and BJP’s Spokesperson Sambit Patra

• Chhattisgarh High Court’s decision

• An FIR was filed against the two in the alleged ‘toolkit’ case by the Congress party

(‘Toolkit’ is a comprehensive plan to spread a particular narrative)

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – The Chhattisgarh High Court has ordered the quashing of an FIR registered against former Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh, as well as BJP’s National Spokesperson Sambit Patra. The Court said that no criminal case can be made against them in this matter. The Congress party had registered a case against the two in May 2021.

Chhattisgarh High Court stays FIR against BJP leaders Raman Singh & Sambit Patra in connection with alleged fake toolkit case

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— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2021

The case details

Raman Singh and Sambit Patra circulated the ‘Congress COVID toolkit’ on 18th May 2021 on Twitter. They claimed through this tweet that the Congress had circulated a toolkit on ‘How to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP over COVID mismanagement’. The alleged toolkit was attached to the tweet. The Police registered a case against the two, based on a complaint received from the youth wing of the Congress party.