BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde booked for provocative remarks against Islam

March 2, 2016

Sirsi, Mar 2: BJP Lok Sabha Anant Kumar Hegde has landed in trouble with the police registering a criminal case against him suo motu for his alleged remarks linking Islam to terrorism.

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The case has been booked at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district under section 295(A) of IPC relating to "deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs," police said.

The five-time MP from Uttara Kannada had allegedly made the remarks at a press conference at Sirsi last Sunday, drawing a link between Islam and terrorism, triggering protests from Muslim organisations.

Muslim organisations in the communally sensitive Bhatkal town in the district had held protests and submitted a memorandum to the district Superintendent of Police Vamsi Krishna, calling for action against Anant Kumar Hegde.

Krishna said security had been tightened in Bhatkal as a precautionary step.

In the neighbouring Dakshina Kannada district also Muslim outfits had sought action.

State Health Minister U T Khader had requested Home Minister G Parameshwara to take suo motu action against Hegde for his "shocking and irresponsible" statement against Islam.

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Bopanna
 - 
Thursday, 3 Mar 2016

The MP has said the truth. The truth hurts a lot to you guys isn't it ?

Zahoor Ahmed
 - 
Thursday, 3 Mar 2016

Prashanth, must arrest those who said Bharath ki barbadi. but you want to know who shouted that slogan. Those are so called nationalist RSS. Who are real enemy of this county whom Anant belongs.

aharkul
 - 
Thursday, 3 Mar 2016

Mr. Yogesh, You do not know about ISLAM. It teaches peace not terrorizm. Some nonsense people do all those explosion and put the name on ISLAM. So I request you to study well about ISLAM and give your opinion about Mr. Ananth Kumar Hegde.

Good Luck

IBRAHIM.HUSSAIN
 - 
Thursday, 3 Mar 2016

Yogesh,

Can you shout slogans loudly at Central Maidan ASATHYAMEYA JAYATE on behalf of RSS MP Ananth Kumar??????????

abdul
 - 
Wednesday, 2 Mar 2016

Put him Gontanama Jail

Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 2 Mar 2016

Yogesh, if I agree what you said is right then that means am a biggest fool in the world....there are many RSS leaders when they open their mouth shit comes out of it...do you agree with what they say....common prove what kind of terrorism muslims got in to in India...nothing...if you talk about RSS the way they created terrorism...that is enormous and yes they did it many times in India...forget it what those Pakistani terrorists did to our country and for that Indian muslims are not responsible and dont support it at all.

shamshuddin mohammed
 - 
Wednesday, 2 Mar 2016

book him under gunda act.

A. Mangalore
 - 
Wednesday, 2 Mar 2016

It is good action. No body is above the law. Either he may be hindu, muslim or Christian, no one has the right to degrade any community . He is a MP and he has more responsible than the normal man. He is a MP for all not only for his organization.
He has to be sent to jail. Satyameva Jayathe.

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