New Delhi, August 05: A Delhi court on Wednesday sought a report from police on a lawyer’s plea for lodging a criminal case against Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for allegedly making anti-Muslim remarks.
Taking note of Swamy’s article in a newspaper, ‘How to wipe out Islamic terror’, in which he suggested that conditions be imposed on the voting rights of Muslims in India, the court asked the police to file a status report on August 16. The court’s direction came following an argument by advocate R K Anand, contending that a prima facie case was made out against Swamy for his “anti-minority” article.
Earlier, lawyer Asghar Khan had moved the court seeking registration of a case against Swamy, alleging that his “anti-Muslim” remarks promoted strife and hatred between different communities. “The statement made by Swamy is seditious and has been made with the intention to promote enmity between different groups,” Khan had said in his complaint.
–Agencies–