Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Feb 17: On behalf of the City Corporation mayor Ganesh Hosabettu and others, advocate P P Hegde registered a criminal case in the court of the chief judicial magistrate here, against union minister for women and child welfare Renuka Chowdhury on Monday February 16.
The plaint filed by the advocate avers, that the minister in question has committed offences under Indian Penal Code sections 153 A pertaining to issuance of statements inciting communal disharmony, 153 B (assertions prejudicial to national integrity) and 505 (creating or promoting enmity and hatred or ill-will between classes.
The court which accepted the complaint, has ordered for registration of a private complaint against the accused. In a press conference held later, Hegde said that the offences mentioned in the petition are punishable with imprisonment up to three years. The hearing in the case has been posted to Tuesday February 17. Mayor Ganesh Hosabettu was present in the press conference.
They said that the union minister already is facing three cases relating to assaulting a police constable, barging into Banjara police station in Hyderabad in the year 2004 and destroying assets.
It is learnt, that several Mahila Mandals, Yuvaka Mandals and some dignitaries of the city have joined the mayor in registering the case.
Hosabettu however clarified, that the complaint had been filed by him in his personal capacity and not on behalf of the City Corporation. Further, the advocate has agreed to argue the case without charging any fee, he informed.