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BJP chief Amit Shah chargesheeted over Muzaffarnagar speech; Congress expresses satisfaction

September 10, 2014 | By Parmjeet Singh

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh (September 10, 2014): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah was chargesheeted, on Sept. 10, by the police for violating the model code of conduct by delivering an “objectionable” speech during campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.

The chargesheet was filed against President of India’s ruling party in a Muzaffarnagar court for allegedly seeking votes on the grounds of religion, race, caste and community.

The deputy SP of New Mandi Circle in Muzaffarnagar, Yogender Singh, said the charge sheet has been filed under various sections of IPC, including 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, etc.), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class) and 505 (false statement, rumour, etc. circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peace), and Section 123-3 of Representation of People Act (making an appeal to vote on the grounds of religion amounting to corrupt practice).

Police had registered a case against Shah for allegedly violating the model code following a direction from the Election Commission, which had also banned him from campaigning in the state on 4 April 2014.

The FIR was lodged against Shah in New Mandi police station by a district official and the case was handed over to sub-inspector B.L.Shah for investigation. Shah had landed in a major controversy for allegedly saying that the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were an opportunity to seek “revenge for the insult” inflicted during the riots in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh last year.

Taking note of the “revenge” remark by Shah, the EC had issued a notice to him for prima facie violation of the model code. Shah had denied having violated the model code and asked EC to reconsider its notice to him claiming that the remarks were not recorded in the right perspective. The ban on him was later lifted.

Congress expresses satisfaction over charge-sheet:

Congress on Wednesday expressed a “sense of satisfaction” over the charge sheet against BJP President Amit Shah for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct by making an “objectionable” speech during campaigning for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.

“We have a sense of satisfaction that something which caused a major concern among well-meaning people is being pursued under the law of the land and is going in a satisfactory direction,” Congress spokesperson Salman Khurshid said, adding that “everyone” should be “happy” about it.

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