The Madhya Pradesh government will not be filing any FIR against Rajgarg district collector Nidhi Nivedita and additional district magistrate Priya Verma, said state law minister PC Sharma on Monday.

The opposition BJP has demanded registration of an FIR against the two lady officers after they were caught on camera slapping BJP workers including a former MLA while they were holding a demonstration in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Rajgarh on Sunday.

"The two officers were defending themselves after they were attacked by the protesters. It is the culture of the BJP and the RSS to humiliate women. The government will not register any case against the two officers," PC Sharma said while speaking to India Today.

The Rajgarh police has already registered a case for violating prohibitory orders against 650 people including 150 people who have been identified on the basis of video footage from the protest.

The police have also registered a case against two BJP leaders for obstructing a public servant from doing her duty.

The district administration claimed that the BJP had sought permission for the protest which was denied because of the prevailing law and order situation.

The opposition BJP, however, decided to make a political event out of Sunday's incident. Top leaders of the BJP including former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state president Rakesh Singh and leader of opposition have decided to go to Rajgarh if the government refuses to register an FIR against the two officers.

According to eye witnesses, the incident started when someone from the crowd pulled the ADM from her hair while she was trying to control an agitated mob.

The role of the police has also come under the scanner as it is being alleged that they remained mute spectators initially as the crowd jeered and manhandled the two lady officers.