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AAP seeks FIR over 30ft cockroach effigy burned at Delhi Ramlila event

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Saurabh Bharadwaj, president of AAP's Delhi unit, filed a complaint against the Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee over the burning of a cockroach effigy. He argued that the act offended religious sentiments and asked police to register an FIR against the event's organisers. Delhi minister Kapil Mishra, who was present at the event, responded to the complaint with sarcasm. The 30-foot effigy was set alight along with the traditional figures of Ravan, Kumbhakaran and Meghnad.

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