New Delhi, May 28: A Mau court issued a non-bailable warrant against Sanjay Dutt on Saturday over his allegedly provocative election speech during the 2009 Lok Sabha election campaign. Dutt in his speech had alleged that he was booked under TADA as he was the son of a Muslim mother.
An FIR was issued against Dutt after he claimed in an election rally that he was tortured in jail because of the same reason.
Dutt, in his speech had said, “it is true that TADA was imposed on me, many Muslims were caught and when there were enough Muslims, they thought of putting Hindus behind bars. I was there for 3 and a half years and was tortured because my mother was a Muslim, and I was a Muslim’s son. I am here to tell you this.”
The speech was videographed by local authorities, on the basis of which a case was registered against Dutt.
–Agencies