FIR Against Punjab Congress Chief Amarinder Warring Over Casteist Remarks Against Buta Singh

An FIR has been registered against Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring for allegedly making casteist remarks against former Union Home Minister late Buta Singh. The case was filed based on a complaint by Buta Singh’s son, Sarabjot Singh Sidhu.

The Punjab Congress chief has been booked under Sections 353 and 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, along with Sections 3(1)(u) and 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Warring had allegedly made derogatory remarks against the late politician while campaigning in support of the Congress candidate for the Tarn Taran assembly bypoll, scheduled to take place on November 11. Reacting to criticism, Warring on Monday clarified that Buta Singh, a veteran Congress leader, was like a father figure to him, and he could never mean any disrespect to him or to anyone else.