Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Ex-bureaucrat challenges FIR, seeks equal action against BJP
Ashish Joshi is a former government officer who says police registered a case against him.
The case uses a law about encouraging violence or unrest.
Authorities reportedly linked it to a post in which he called for a trial of the chief election commissioner.
Joshi says police also asked him about another social media post.
That post alleged a dispute involving Home Minister Amit Shah and Home Secretary Govind Mohan.
Joshi shared a video made by the Bharatiya Janata Party and said it could also be seen as provocative.
He asked the police to apply the law equally to him and the BJP.
The article does not report a response from the BJP or police to his request.
Former civil servant Ashish Joshi said a FIR was registered against him under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 192 for alleged provocation.
Joshi said Delhi Special Cell personnel picked him up during a morning walk on September 2, 2026, and questioned him for hours.
The FIR reportedly concerns his August 26 social media post calling for a “Nuremberg-style trial” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Joshi said he was questioned about a separate post alleging a confrontation between Amit Shah and Home Secretary Govind Mohan.
He asked whether authorities would take similar action against a Bharatiya Janata Party video referring to “dimagi Naxals.”
- Who
- Former civil servant Ashish Joshi; the Delhi Special Cell; and the Bharatiya Janata Party are central to the report.
- What
- A FIR was registered against Joshi under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 192, and he questioned whether the same law would be applied to BJP content.
- When
- Joshi said he was picked up on September 2, 2026, and raised his objection on September 4, 2026. The disputed post was made on August 26.
- Where
- The police action occurred in Delhi; the social-media posts were published online.
- Why
- The FIR reportedly concerns alleged provocation with intent to cause a riot, while Joshi says a BJP video also meets that legal threshold.
Joshi’s equality concern
Police legal action
Application of Section 192
Joshi’s equality concern
Joshi argues that the BJP video also contains language that could meet the threshold for provocation and asks for equivalent suo motu action.
Police legal action
Authorities registered a FIR against Joshi under Section 192 over his social media activity; the article does not report a police explanation for not taking similar action against the BJP video.
Basis for questioning
Joshi’s equality concern
Joshi says he was questioned about a separate post alleging a “massive showdown” between Amit Shah and Govind Mohan, even though the reported FIR concerns his August 26 post about Gyanesh Kumar.
Police legal action
The reported FIR was registered in connection with the August 26 post calling for a “Nuremberg-style trial” of the chief election commissioner.
- Accused
- Ashish Joshi, a retired 1992-batch Indian Post and Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service officer.
- Legal provision
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 192, concerning provocation with intent to cause a riot.
- FIR basis
- A social media post dated August 26 calling for a “Nuremberg-style trial” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Police action
- Joshi said plainclothes personnel picked him up during his morning walk on September 2 and interrogated him for hours.
- Disputed BJP content
- A BJP video referred to protecting India from “dimagi Naxals” and urged party units to counter their alleged propaganda.
- Joshi’s request
- He asked Delhi Police whether suo motu action would be taken against the BJP video to demonstrate equal application of the law.
- Previous service action
- Joshi was suspended in February 2019 after seeking action against posts by former Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kapil Mishra; the suspension was revoked in November 2021.