Shillong, Feb 25: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Meghalaya has lodged an FIR against former BJP national secretary Sunil Deodhar, accusing him of making baseless, defamatory remarks that targeted Christians and threatened communal harmony.

In the complaint filed at Sardar Police Station, NCP youth president Dapkupar Nongrum said Deodhar, speaking at Pynter village on February 16, claimed a church had imposed conditions for enrolling students in its school — including compulsory church attendance, conversion to Christianity, and passing a Bible exam. Deodhar allegedly said students who failed the Bible subject would be declared unsuccessful even if they passed Mathematics and Science.

The complaint says Deodhar also alleged that the government sides with the church and denies Indigenous faith (Niam Tynrai) believers access to hospitals, roads, schools and electricity unless they convert.

Nongrum called the statements vague and calculated to provoke discord, saying they hurt religious sentiments and endanger long-standing inter-faith harmony in Meghalaya.

The party has sought action under sections 196, 197, 299 and 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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