Autonomous council, State

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday demanded the cancellation of suspended BJP leader Raja Singh's bail which was granted yesterday, and said that a strong case should be made against him so that this should be the "last time" that he makes remarks against Prophet Muhammad.Raja had released a 10-minute video making derogatory statements against the Prophet which led to a huge furore demanding action against him. He was taken into custody on the same day, however, he was released on Tuesday after the Court returned his remand application and ordered that he be released forthwith.Speaking to ANI, Owaisi said, "The court issued his release order yesterday. We expect the State government and Police administration to rectify this. There are serious allegations against him and he had issued a video. He should be sent to jail once again. This is our main demand."The AIMIM chief also demanded Singh be sent to Police custody and collection of his voice sample which he further asked to be sent to FSL."He should be sent to Police custody and his voice sample should be collected and sent to FSL so that a legally strong case is made against him. This should be the last time that he speaks nonsense like this," he said.The Telangana BJP MLA was booked for his comments and later taken into custody.The FIR was registered against him at the Dabeerpura Police Station under sections 153a, 295, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code.The party said that his remarks were against the party's line.The suspension letter issued to Raja read, "You have expressed views contrary to the Party's position on various matters, which is in clear violation of Rule XXV. 10 (a) of the constitution of the Bharatiya Janata Party."The suspension letter written by the head of the disciplinary committee Om Pathak said, "I have been directed to convey to you that pending further inquiry, you are suspended from the party and from your responsibilities/assignments if any, with immediate effect. Please also show cause within 10 days from the date of this notice as to why should you not be expelled from the party. Your detailed reply must reach the undersigned no later than 2nd of September 2022."Raja had released a 10-minute video making derogatory statements against the Prophet which led to a huge furore demanding action against him.Earlier the party had suspended its two national spokespersons- Nupur Sharma for commenting against the prophet and Delhi leader Naveen Jindal for similar remarks.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Autonomous CouncilFOLLOW

Autonomous council, Latest News

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be awarded the prestigious Capital Foundation Life Time Achievement Award, said the Foundation. ...

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the party's Dussehra rally will be held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. ...

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday held a preparatory meeting with officials on issues to be discussed at the Southern Zonal Council (SCZ) meeting scheduled to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on September 3. ...

Aurangabad, Aug 29: The Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) on Monday released the schedule for institutional-level counselling ... ...

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre and State governments on Public Internet Litigation (PIL) to invoke National Security Act (NSA) against the person involved in hoarding, profiteering, adulteration and black marketing and seiz ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 The arrival of party general secretary Sitaram Yechuri and his senior colleague Prakash Karat for ... ...

Trade and Investment and energy cooperation were among key areas of discussion during Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi's visit to Norway, Iceland and Malta from August 16 to 23. ...

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday demanded the cancellation of suspended BJP leader Raja Singh's bail which was granted yesterday, and said that a strong case should be made against him so that this should be the "last time" that he makes rem ...