Charges filed against Varun for anti-Muslim speeches
July 15th, 2009 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh police Wednesday filed charges against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi for the alleged hate speeches he made in Pilibhit during the Lok Sabha poll campaign.
Gandhi has been asked to appear before Pilibhit’s chief judicial magistrate Aug 17.
Three criminal cases are registered against Gandhi for making anti-Muslim remarks during the election campaign in Pilibhit in March.
“A charge sheet of nearly 175 pages was prepared after taking statements of nearly three dozen eyewitnesses,” additional superintendent of police M.L. Verma told IANS.
“It (the charge sheet) was submitted in the court of Pilibhit’s chief judicial magistrate,” Verma said.
The first criminal case was registered March 17 after he allegedly made anti-Muslim speech at a public rally in Barkhera village of Pilibhit district March 8.
The second case was registered over the same incident after the Election Commission took serious note of the speech and even suggested to the BJP to reconsider Gandhi’s candidature.
Another speech by Gandhi at Desh Nagar town March 7, which was reported later, prompted police to file a third case against the BJP leader March 19.
A total of six FIRs have been filed against Gandhi, including one under section 307 (attempt to murder) for the violence outside the Pilibhit jail during his surrender.
The Uttar Pradesh government had even slapped the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against Gandhi. But it was later revoked.
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