Don’t make remarks against people of UP, Bihar: HC to MNS chief
17 April 2015 6:20 AM IST
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to refrain from making statements against non-Maharashtrian people, as it reserved order on his plea for quashing of summons issued against him for allegedly making a hate speech in 2012.
“No one has a problem with any individual promoting his state or language. You promote Maharashtra, no one has problem with that, but don’t interfere in the rights of others,” Justice Manmohan Singh said.
The Bench observed “everyone has their own rights and he (Thackeray) should not say such things against the people of UP, Bihar and Jharkhand.”
During the hearing, Arunabh Chowdhury, counsel appearing for MNS head, said no prior sanction for prosecution from the Centre or the state was taken under Section 196 of the CrPC, before the magistrate took cognizance of the offence of promoting enmity between different groups against his client under sections 153 (a) and 153(b) of the IPC.
“No one has a problem with any individual promoting his state or language. You promote Maharashtra, no one has problem with that, but don’t interfere in the rights of others,” Justice Manmohan Singh said.
The Bench observed “everyone has their own rights and he (Thackeray) should not say such things against the people of UP, Bihar and Jharkhand.”
During the hearing, Arunabh Chowdhury, counsel appearing for MNS head, said no prior sanction for prosecution from the Centre or the state was taken under Section 196 of the CrPC, before the magistrate took cognizance of the offence of promoting enmity between different groups against his client under sections 153 (a) and 153(b) of the IPC.
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