NEW DELHI: Delhi Police was today directed by a court here to file an action taken report (ATR) on a criminal complaint seeking registration of FIR against AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi for alleged offences of sedition and causing enmity between different groups.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Munish Markan asked the SHO of Karawal Nagar police station through the DCP (North-East Delhi) to file the report detailing the action taken on the plea on May 7.
The complaint filed by Swaraj Janata Party’s national president Brijesh Chand Shukla, alleged that on March 13, Owaisi had voluntarily said that “even if somebody puts a knife at me, I will not say ‘Bharat Mata ki jai'” and his expression showed “disaffection and includes disloyalty and all feeling of enmity”.
During the arguments, advocate Rajesh Kumar, appearing for the complainant, said the matter comes under the definition of section 124A (sedition) of IPC as the statement made by Owaisi showed his disloyalty and disaffection towards the nation.
The complaint sought a direction to the police to lodge an FIR against Owaisi for the alleged offences under sections 124A (sedition) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race etc) of IPC.
The plea alleged that the act of Hyderabad MP showed he was not loyal to India and was trying to harm the country’s reputation and his statement comes under the definition of sedition charge.(Agencies)
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