NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP has lodged a complaint with the police over a picture circulating on social media that allegedly shows party president Nitin Nabin holding the national flag upside down. The party has called the image “fake” and sought an investigation and the arrest of those responsible for sharing it.A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders, acting on the directions of state president Harsh Malhotra, met Delhi Police Special Commissioner Devesh Srivastava and submitted a complaint seeking a detailed probe into the matter.Malhotra accused the “defeated and frustrated” Opposition of repeatedly misusing social media to disturb the atmosphere in the country. He said BJP workers would not allow such “malicious” attempts to succeed.He also called for a police investigation into the creation and circulation of the image and demanded that a case be registered against those responsible.According to the complaint, several “fabricated, morphed and deliberately doctored images” showing Nabin with the national flag were circulated on social media platforms, including X, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, between August 14 and 16.The complaint said the volume, nature and pattern of circulation of the fabricated material “suggest a coordinated effort” to disseminate misinformation and create a false narrative.The BJP said the continued circulation of the “fabricated” images was damaging the reputation and standing of its national president by creating an “erroneous impression” about the way the national flag was displayed.It further said such deliberate “misrepresentation” could cause “public mischief, create confusion” and bring “disrepute” to the national flag.The BJP also submitted a fact-check video to the police along with its complaint.
