By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday filed an FIR in Dehradun alleging he was being defamed by the social media handle of the Uttarakhand BJP.
Rawat, who reached the Nehru Colony police station in Dehradun with his supporters, handed over a written complaint to the police along with a pen drive and other evidences. Based on this, the FIR was registered under Sections 66D and 67 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, and Sections 196, 299, and 353 of the BNS.
After filing the FIR, Rawat alleged that the police took four hours to register his report. He said that if it takes so long for a former Chief Minister to file an FIR, one can easily imagine the plight of a common man.
Rawat said, “Finally, after four hours, the police registered the FIR with trembling hands. Their hands were trembling because we have accused the BJP president and his associates, with factual evidence, of misusing AI to tarnish our and our party’s image and attempting to disrupt social harmony by targeting a particular community.”
He expressed hope that after the registration of the FIR, the police would bring the culprits to justice.
Rawat also said, “Just imagine, if the police take so much time to register an FIR for a former Chief Minister, what will be the condition of a common man in this state?”
Later, Rawat also handed over a copy of the FIR to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Dehradun and the SSP of the Special Task Force. Rawat also said that he would meet the District Magistrate of Dehradun and the State Electoral Officer with his complaint on Wednesday.
Recently, an AI generated reel was uploaded on the social media official page of the state BJP portraying Rawat as a leader who is appeasing Muslims. In the reel, the Congress leader is heard saying, “I take refuge in Muslims, I take refuge in shrines, I take refuge in love jihad,” while subsequent images show the construction of a shrine and some people smiling and talking about turning the “Land of Gods” into a “Land of Shrines.” At the end of the reel, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is seen walking with police forces and bulldozers.
Rawat also claimed that another AI-generated video was uploaded from a “fake” BJP platform, depicting him as a “traitor and Pakistani agent” engaged in espionage. However, the BJP has denied any connection to this video.