BJP’s notice to leader for ₹10-cr bounty comment

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana BJP, on Monday, served as how-cause notice to its chief media coordinator Suraj Pal Amu seeking explanation over his reported remarks offering ₹10 crore bountyfor beheading Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Deepika Padukone.

After a youth from Meerut announced ₹5 cr ore bounty a few days ago, Amu reportedly made remarks about doubling the offer during an event in New Delhi on Sunday.

“We will reward the ones beheading them with Rs 10 crore and also take care of their family needs...We know very well how to treat those who insult the Rajput community,” Amu had reportedly said. The Haryana BJP immediately distanced itself from Amu’s remarks saying he had made these in his personal capacity.

“A show-cause notice has been served to him and he has been asked to explain the ₹10 crore remark made by him,” Haryana BJP media wing chairman, Rajiv Jain told PTI over the phone from Rajkot.

Jain was in Rajkot in connection with the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections.

Another senior BJP leader from Haryana, Gulshan Bhatia, said that Amu had violated the party discipline by toeing a different line.

“He has gone against the

party line. We have asked him to submit his explanation immediately or face action,” Bhatia said.

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The National Commission for Women (NCW), on Monday, asked the Haryana Police to look into reports of the BJP leader announcing a bounty.

In its letter to the Haryana DGP, the NCW asked him to “look into the matter immediately”.

The commission has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports on Amu’s remarks.