UP police register FIR against cleric over offensive remarks made against CM Yogi’s mother

BALRAMPUR (Uttar Pradesh): The Uttar Pradesh police have registered an FIR against Maulana Abdullah Salim for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s mother during a religious gathering.

The complainant, Ravi Kumar Mishra, BJP district president from Balrampur, stated that the remarks have caused significant outrage among party workers and demanded strict legal action in the matter. The BJP leader further alleged that the cleric attempted to incite minority communities against the state’s prevailing anti-cow slaughter laws.

Why this Maulana is not yet encountered @Uppolice ??

Disgusting and utterly condemnable.

A Maulana has been caught spewing filthy and abusive remarks against the mother of Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

This is not just political criticism, it is a… pic.twitter.com/04cyYE56yf

— Oxomiya Jiyori (@SouleFacts) March 7, 2026

Following the complaint, the police have registered the FIR under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Further details are awaited. (ANI)