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Sharjeel Usmani booked in Pune over Elgar speech; Fadnavis demands action for objectionable comments
Sharjeel Usmani booked in Pune over Elgar speech; Fadnavis demands action for objectionable comments
ANI / Updated: Feb 3, 2021, 08:03 IST
The
Bharatiya Janata Party (
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) alumnus
Sharjeel Usmani for his comments on Hindu community during a recent
Elgar Parishad event.
In a letter, the former Chief Minister said that the statement made by Usmani at an event in Pune on January 30 was against the Hindu community and was meant to disrupt communal harmony . The statement made by Sharjeel Usmani at Elgar Parishad event in Pune on 30 January against Hindu community is defamatory, objectionable and is very serious, there is a need for the state government to immediately take strict action on it.. the statement made by him is objectionable and were meant to disrupt the communal harmony, Fadnavis wrote.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 3 (ANI): Pune City Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student Sharjeel Usmani for a speech he delivered at an Elgar Parishad event here.
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Pune: AMU alumnus Sharjeel Usmani booked over Elgar Parishad speech
The Pune City Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student Sharjeel Usmani in connection with a speech he delivered at an Elgar Parishad event. The Elgar Parishad conclave took place in the city on January 30 this year.
Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta siad that a case under section 153 (A) of the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on the ground religion, etc) was registered against him.Â
Pradip Gavade, a local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP s youth wing, had filed a complaintwith Swargate police station against Usmani. Gawade accused Sharjeel of hurting religious sentiments and using objectionable words against a particular community. Further investigation is underway, Gupta added.