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Book MIM leader for hate speech: Court
Thursday January 03, 2013 05:02:30 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: A city court
Thursday directed the police to book a case against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for his
alleged hate speech.
The IVth Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court directed
Osmania University police station to register a case against
Akbaruddin for his provocative speech he made in Adilabad district
Dec 24.
The court passed the orders on a petition filed by one Venkatesh
Goud, a resident of Osmania University area.
Akbaruddin Owaisi is the MIM legislator and party leader in Andhra
Pradesh assembly. He is the younger brother of MIM chief and MP
Asaduddin Owaisi.
Another city court is set to deliver later in the day orders on
another petition, seeking action against Akbaruddin for the
alleged hate speech.
The VII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court had
Wednesday reserved the orders on a petition by Kashimshetty Karuna
Sagar, an advocate.
The petitioner asked the court to file a case against Owaisi under
Section 295A (for deliberate and malicious acts, intended to
outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion
or religious beliefs), Section 153A (promoting enmity between
different groups on grounds of religion) and other relevant
sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The petitioner also alleged that he had been getting threatening
calls for filing the complaint against the MIM legislator.
Social activist Shabnam Hashmi has also lodged a complaint at
Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi against the MIM
leader for allegedly making derogatory remarks about a particular
community.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy told
reporters here Thursday that the law would take its own course in
Akbaruddin's case. He said the government had no role in the
matter and it was for the police to take action as per the law.
He said it had come to the notice of the government that
Akbaruddin made provocative speeches in Adilabad and Nizamabad
districts.
The MIM leader, whose party snapped ties with ruling Congress
party in November last year, was addressing public meetings aimed
at what was called exposing communal attitude of Kiran Kumar
Reddy's Congress government.
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