India, July 31 -- Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das on Friday came in defence of the woman who was booked for allegedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Jantar Mantar protest and said that the FIR filed against her was the "misuse of criminal machinery".

The woman was allegedly seen using abusive language against PM Modi during the Jantar Mantar protest on July 23 in a viral video and was booked on charges of "intentional insult", "public mischief" and defamation, Hindustan Times reported earlier.

The case was filed after a Ghaziabad resident approached the Expressway police station in Noida, police said on Thursday.

Criticising the move, Das said that using abusive language was a conde...