New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and MPs Pappu Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad were booked in Varanasi on Saturday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments over their skit on the Ram temple donation theft in the Parliament complex.

In Delhi, BJP leaders, including MP Bansuri Swaraj, also filed a police complaint against the MPs.

The Varanasi Police registered a case against the leaders based on a formal complaint by seers alleging that these MPs insulted Sanatan Dharma, according to news agency PTI, citing Gaurav Banswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kashi Zone.

The case was registered under various BNS sections, including:

Seer Jagatguru Balak Das said the manner in which Pappu Yadav insulted Lord Ram and Sanatan ...