Jabalpur, March 17 -- A woman Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, Rekha Vinod Jain, has been served a show-cause notice for comparing Parshuram, a Hindu deity, with Mughal ruler Aurangzeb on social media.

The notice was issued by Jabalpur city Congress president, Saurabh Sharma, who sought a reply within 48 hours.

"You have posted on social media through your Facebook ID against Parshuram, the deity of Hindu religion, and compared him with Aurangzeb... You have violated not only the Indian Constitution but also the Constitution of the Congress party, which has tarnished the secular image of the party. It has violated the secular policy of the party and the act comes under the purview of indiscipline," stated the show-...