LUCKNOW, March 9 -- Multiple FIRs have been registered in different districts of Uttar Pradesh against Bihar-based cleric Maulana Abdul Salim for allegedly making objectionable remarks about the mother of chief minister Yogi Adityanath and for allegedly making provocative statements regarding the state's anti-cow slaughter law during a religious gathering in Bihar, police said.

The cases were lodged after local leaders and workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed complaints in different districts, alleging that the remarks hurt religious sentiments and attempted to incite members of the minority community.

One such FIR was registered at Kotwali Nagar Police Station in Balrampur on March 7 on a complaint filed by district BJP pr...