MEERUT/KANPUR, Aug. 23 -- Shahjahanpur and Lalitpur police have registered FIRs against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, officials said.

The first case was lodged on Friday at Sadar Bazar police station in Shahjahanpur on the basis of a written complaint by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) city president Shilpi Gupta. Superintendent of police (SP) Rajesh Dwivedi said the complaint accused Yadav of making an 'indecorous comment' against the Prime Minister, which allegedly sparked anger among citizens as well as BJP workers.

The post in question, shared from the official RJD social media handle, ...