Tejasvi Surya booked for 'fake news' in waqf controversy

Tejasvi Surya, BJP MP, is facing legal action in Karnataka for a social media post. Surya alleged a farmer's suicide was due to land confiscation by the Waqf Board, citing a media report. However, Karnataka's Chief Minister's office dismissed the report as false, leading to an FIR against Surya for inciting enmity.
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