An FIR was registered against Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh at Chowk police station on Friday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Shia community.

"An FIR under section 153 A of IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race etc) has been lodged against Amar Singh for making a speech on November 4 here that hurt sentiments of Shia community," Station House officer NP Singh said.

The FIR was lodged by some Shia community leaders who said that Singh had compared Kalyan Singh with Karbala martyr Janabe Hur hurting their sentiments.

Singh in his speech had said, "Kalyan nahi, ye Hur hai, BJP ka Bhasmasur hai", (Kalyan is like a Hur, who will finish the BJP), alleged Shia Youth Front President Mohammad Zulfikar.

The Front activists also burnt effigy of Amar Singh at Bada Imambara, while demanding strict action against them.

Singh was in the state capital to campaign for party nominee from Lucknow(West) Bukkal Nawab.

Amar accuses Mayawati of threatening Independent MLC

New Delhi: Amar Singh on Friday alleged that top officials of Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh have been threatening an Independent MLC Sunil Singh, asking him to vacate his bungalow situated in Lucknow.

The SP general secretary, who introduced the MLC to the media, attacked Mayawati and accused her of using her powers to threaten Sunil Singh.

Amar Singh alleged that the state government has already "acquired" several bungalows on Mall Avenue, Lucknow, and was now eyeing Sunil Singh's bungalow.

Speaking to the media, Sunil Singh alleged that the Chief Minister through her top officials has been asking him to vacate the bungalow, where he has been staying for the last more than 25 years. He claimed that Mayawati was keen on "merging" his house with that of hers to make it spacious.

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