Bengaluru: A First Information Report has been lodged against Puneet Kerehalli at the city’s Chamrajpet police station for allegedly denigrating religion and targeting Housing and Minority Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan in a facebook post.

The FIR was filed based on a complaint filed by Minister Zameer Ahmed’s close aide BS Ashok.

According to the complaint, on November 1 Puneet Kerehalli allegedly made derogatory remarks on his social networking site facebook, denigrating religion and Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan. Kerehalli reportedly insulted the Minister using religion and caste and ‘sowing hatred between religions.’ In the post, the accused has also reportedly threatened the Minister. Furthermore, the complainant has sought stringent legal actions against Kerehalli.

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Patna (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced that the state government would soon constitute a 'Safai Karmachari Commission' for the socio-economic upliftment of sanitation workers.

He announced the decision in a post on X.

"I am pleased to inform that I have directed the department to constitute the Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission to ensure the protection, welfare, rehabilitation, social upliftment, grievance redressal, and monitoring of various welfare schemes for the rights and interests of sanitation workers in Bihar," the chief minister said.

This commission will provide suggestions related to the interests of sanitation workers, advise the government on the protection of their rights, and take appropriate action to review and implement welfare schemes related to those engaged in sanitation work, he added.

"The Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission will consist of one chairperson, one vice-chairperson, and five members, including one woman/transgender. This commission will play a significant role in integrating the deprived sections of society engaged in sanitation work into the mainstream and contributing to their social and economic development," Kumar added.

Assembly elections are due in the state later this year.