Guj Cong seeks action under sedition law against group behind installation of Godses bust
Ahmedabad Nov 17 PTI The Congress in Gujarat on Wednesday approached the police and demanded that people who installed Mahatma Gandhis assassin Nathuram Godses bust in Jamnagar be treated as anti-nationals and booked under the sedition law in the interest of the countrys integrity A delegation of senior Congress leaders MLAs and party workers met state Director General of Police DGP Ashish Bhatia and submitted a memorandum which stated that installing the bust of the man who murdered Gandhi was an attempt to attack the countrys integrity and was like an act of terrorism In the interest of the countrys integrity request you to take action against people behind this under sedition law the memorandum read A group of people from a right-wing outfit Hindu Sena had on Monday installed the bust which some Congress members demolished on Tuesday Police arrested seven persons from both sides on charges of promoting enmity It is a matter of shame that such a thing is happening in the Gujarat of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel Gandhi is celebrated the world over for this non-violence and dedicated his entire life to fight for the countrys freedom Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki told reporters after meeting the DGP People who are behind this despicable act of installing the bust of the murderer of Mahatma Gandhi should be booked under sedition law because this is an anti-national act This is what we have demanded from the DGP he said Godses bust was installed by members of the Hindu Sena a right-wing outfit led by Jamnagar-based lawyer Pratik Bhatt in an open ground of a small temple-cum-ashram on Jamnagar city outskirts said inspector of Jamnagar A division police station Mahavir Jalu Upon learning about the bust installation president of Jamnagar city Congress Digubha Jadeja reached the spot along with party colleague Dhaval Nanda and demolished it Based on the complaints submitted by Bhatt and Jadeja police have lodged cross-complaints under section 153A of the IPC for promoting enmity between different groups PTI KA NP NP
Ahmedabad Nov 17 PTI The Congress in Gujarat on Wednesday approached the police and demanded that people who installed Mahatma Gandhis assassin Nathuram Godses bust in Jamnagar be treated as anti-nationals and booked under the sedition law in the interest of the countrys integrity A delegation of senior Congress leaders MLAs and party workers met state Director General of Police DGP Ashish Bhatia and submitted a memorandum which stated that installing the bust of the man who murdered Gandhi was an attempt to attack the countrys integrity and was like an act of terrorism In the interest of the countrys integrity request you to take action against people behind this under sedition law the memorandum read A group of people from a right-wing outfit Hindu Sena had on Monday installed the bust which some Congress members demolished on Tuesday Police arrested seven persons from both sides on charges of promoting enmity It is a matter of shame that such a thing is happening in the Gujarat of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel Gandhi is celebrated the world over for this non-violence and dedicated his entire life to fight for the countrys freedom Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki told reporters after meeting the DGP People who are behind this despicable act of installing the bust of the murderer of Mahatma Gandhi should be booked under sedition law because this is an anti-national act This is what we have demanded from the DGP he said Godses bust was installed by members of the Hindu Sena a right-wing outfit led by Jamnagar-based lawyer Pratik Bhatt in an open ground of a small temple-cum-ashram on Jamnagar city outskirts said inspector of Jamnagar A division police station Mahavir Jalu Upon learning about the bust installation president of Jamnagar city Congress Digubha Jadeja reached the spot along with party colleague Dhaval Nanda and demolished it Based on the complaints submitted by Bhatt and Jadeja police have lodged cross-complaints under section 153A of the IPC for promoting enmity between different groups PTI KA NP NP
