Commotion marred the function of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Bengaluru on Thursday evening when a girl, named Amulya managed to reach the stage and started shouting slogans like ‘Hindustan Zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan Zindabad.’
She wanted to differentiate between ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ and ‘Hindustan Zindabad’ but organisers and cops on duty whisked her away.
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Owaisi himself rushed to take the mike from her. He was having a one-on-one with the public.
“I condemn this statement. The woman is not associated with us. Humare Liye Bharat Zindabad Tha, Zindabad Rahega.”, Owaisi said.
Sedition charges were slapped on Amulya after she was taken by the police.
Police said that a case has been registered under Section 124A (Offence of sedition) of the Indian Penal Code against Amulya.
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The police will first interrogate her and then she will be produced before a court, officials said.
“We have registered a suo moto case u/s 124A(sedition), 153A&B(promoting enmity between different groups,& imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration). Once formalities are completed we will produce Amulya before judicial magistrate”, B Ramesh, DCP Bengaluru (West) said.
“What Amulya said is wrong. She was joined by some Muslims and wasn’t listening to me”, her father said who was confronted by unidentified men who were standing around him while he made the statement.