Nirmala Sitharaman faces FIR for private election bond scheme complaint.

• Bengaluru Police registered a FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for alleged irregularities and misuse of electoral bond scheme.
• Charges under Sections 384 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
• The FIR was based on a private complaint by Adarsh R. Iyer, co-president of Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath (JSP).
• Iyer alleged the “extortion” was in connivance with BJP leaders and office-bearers.
• BJP’s reaction follows the FIR, with R. Ashok arguing a stark difference between the case against Sitharaman and the MUDA case.