Maharashtra: FIR Registered Against Singer Anjali Bharti Over Derogatory Remarks on Amruta Fadnavis

Bhandara police have registered an FIR against singer Anjali Bharti for making objectionable remarks against Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. According to the ANI, the case has been filed under Sections 79, 356(2), and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, which relates to publishing or transmitting objectionable content in electronic form.

Bharti, singer and YouTuber, reportedly made the comments at a programme in Bhandara district while speaking on sexual violence against women. 

Earlier on Tuesday, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women took cognisance of the remarks. State women’s commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar directed the Bhandara superintendent of police and district collector to take action, citing the viral video as evidence.

The comments drew condemnation from leaders across party lines. Former Mumbai mayor and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Kishori Pednekar and Maharashtra BJP women’s wing president Chitra Wagh condemned Bharti’s comments, calling them offensive and demanding legal action. 

सन्माननीय मुख्यमंत्री @Dev_Fadnavis ji यांच्या पत्नी @fadnavis_amruta जी यांच्या बद्दल अतिशय गलिच्छ भाषेत अंजली भारती गायिका यांनी जे वक्तव्य केलेला आहे त्या वक्तव्यांचा शिवसेना उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांच्या महिला आघाडी कडून गायिका अंजली भारती यांचा निषेध करते

— Kishori Pednekar (@KishoriPednekar) January 27, 2026

श्रद्धेय डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांच्या फोटोसमोर उभं राहून मुख्यमंत्र्यांच्या पत्नीवर बलात्कार करण्याची चिथावणी, त्यावर टाळ्या-पैसे?

हे समाजाच्या अधःपतनाचं भयावह चित्र आहे.

पण आपल्याकडे श्रध्येय डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांनी दिलेलं संविधानाचं शस्त्र आहे. कायदेशीर प्रहार कसा करायचा ते… pic.twitter.com/qaipTJLw97

— Chitra Kishor Wagh (@ChitraKWagh) January 27, 2026