Lucknow, June 26: The distrcit administration of Pilibhit which had imposed NSA against the BJP leader and MP Varun Gandhi on March 29 last has forwarded the prosecutiion sanction order to the Uttar Pradesh government for approval.
The order, forwarded by the district magistrate of Pilibhit last evening through a special messenger, if approved, would pave the way for filing a chargesheet against Varun Gandhi facing charges in the wake of his hate speech during the Lok sabha elections.
According to official sources, the law department was likely to give a nod in this regard shortly. The prosecution sanction is a must before filing a chargesheet under section 153 A of Indian Penal Code (IPC), (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) Three criminal cases have been registered against the BJP MP from Pilibhit for his alleged hate speeches during the election campaign in Pilibhit on March 7 and 8 ahead of the 15th Lok Sabha polls.
Earlier, the additional director general of police (law and order) Brijlal had said the chargesheet was ready.
The first criminal case, relating to the anti-Muslim speech he allegedly delivered at a public rally in Barkhera village of Pilibhit district March 8, was registered on March 17. The second case was registered over the same incident at the behest of the Election Commission, which took serious cognizance of the matter.
Another reported hate speech delivered by Varun Gandhi at Desh Nagar locality of Pilibhit town on March 7 was registered March 19.
Three evidence exhibits sent to the forensic lab for analysis comprised a compact disk, a mini video cassette that was recorded at Barkhera and a microchip, which contained a voice recording from Desh Nagar.
–Agencies