Amit Shah's hate speech charge sheet returned by Muzaffarnagar court

11 Sep 2014 Evaluate

A court in Muzaffarnagar returned the charge sheet against BJP president Amit Shah, citing points which were not consistent with the sections of the Indian Penal Code. The Uttar Pradesh police said it is studying the objections raised by the court and working on revising the charge sheet for Shah's alleged hate speeches in April this year.

In his meetings on April 4 in Bijnor, Shamli and Muzaffarngar, the BJP chief had said that it was time to seek revenge by casting votes in the Lok Sabha polls and added that a man can live without food or sleep. He can live when he's thirsty and hungry. But when he's insulted, he can't live and he had allegedly exhorted Jats to avenge the killings during last year's riots by voting for the BJP candidates.

In April, two separate FIRs were lodged against the BJP chief under Section 153A of the IPC and Section 125 of the Representation of People's Act in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli. The statements in the riot-hit areas of Uttar Pradesh generated a storm, with political rivals calling it a strategy to polarise votes ahead of the 2014 elections. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav described the statement as 'poison' that was concealed in the heart of Shah and his party men.

 

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