India, Oct. 8 -- Police in Punjab have registered multiple first-information reports (FIRs) over allegedly casteist social media posts about Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, two days after a bid to attack the judge in the Supreme Court with a shoe.

The shoe-thrower, 71-year-old Delhi lawyer Rakesh Kishore, has not faced any action yet as the CJI chose not to press charges.

An activist has sought the Attorney General's mandatory permission to initiate contempt-of-court charges against him.

But the Aam Aadmi Party, the ruling party of Punjab led by CM Bhagwant Mann, has been vocal on the issue with party chief Arvind Kejriwal condemning those contniuing to abuse the CJI on social media.

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