Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge KN Shivakumar dismissed the complaint filed by Ziaur Rahman, who had urged the Court to recognize the offence under Sections 153A (hate speech), 153B, 295A (hurting religious sentiments), 503, 504, and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code or to refer the matter for investigation by the local police.
Karnataka: On 16th July: A special court in Bengaluru dismissed a private complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, concerning his alleged hate speech during the BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign in Rajasthan in April this year.
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Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge KN Shivakumar dismissed the complaint filed by Ziaur Rahman, who had urged the Court to recognize the offence under Sections 153A (hate speech), 153B, 295A (hurting religious sentiments), 503, 504, and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code or to refer the matter for investigation by the local police.
Rahman argued that Modi attempted to divide the nation based on religion by stating that the wealth of Indians, including women’s mangalsutras, would be taken away if the Congress came to power.
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The Court rejected the complaint, stating that it did not constitute “a fit case to refer for investigation.”
On April 21, during a campaign in Rajasthan’s Banswara, PM Modi claimed that if the Congress Party came to power, it would distribute the wealth of Indians among Muslims.
