Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Feb 19: The Third Junior Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court here has directed the city rural police station to register first information report (FIR) against union minister Renuka Chowdhury, who is facing allegations of making derogatory and insulting statements against the city and its citizens and also initiate legal action.
The court also directed the city rural police station to file a report on the legal action taken by it in this respect, in the court before March 20. It may be recalled, that the court, which had taken up the hearing of the criminal case filed by city mayor Ganhesh Hosabettu, some organizations and dignitaries against the said minister on Tuesday February 17, had reserved its orders for Wednesday. In the afternoon on Wednesday, the court announced its decision.
Advocate P P Hegde, who appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs, said that the decision of the court has upheld the honour and nobility of the city and its citizens. The complainants have averred, that minister Chowdhury had stated that the city has been Talibanized and that the citizens launch an assault whenever they come across Hindu girls speaking to Muslim boys. Chowdhury faces charges under IPC section 153A, 153 B and 505 of Indian Penal Code.
The minister already is facing four different cases in various courts of the country, and the present one is the fifth, advocate Hegde added.