Hours After Sedition Case Against Her for 'Insulting' PM Modi,Congress' Divya Spandana Does It Again
Lucknow: Hours after being booked under Sedition law, Congress social media chief Divya Spandana hit back at the complainant, reiterating her stand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'chor' (thief).
"To the folks who filed the FIR - #PMChorHai," Spandana said, while slamming the sedition law for being 'archaic'.
Thank you guys for extending your support and for those who didn’t like the tweet, well, what can I say? Will keep it ‘classy’ next time ?
— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) September 26, 2018
India should do away with the sedition law, it’s archaic and misused.
To the folks who filed the FIR- #PMChorHai ??
She was booked for allegedly posting an "insulting" tweet against PM Modi. A case was registered Tuesday at the Gomti Nagar Police Station here, he said.
After an FIR was lodged by complainant Syed Rizwan Ahmed, Lucknow police booked Ms Spandana for sedition under Section 124-A of the IPC and Section 67 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act that accuses the Congress leader of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is a democratically elected leader, by calling him a 'thief'.
"An FIR was registered against Divya Spandana under the Information Technology Act and relevant sections of the IPC," said Gomti Nagar SHO DP Tiwari.
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— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) September 24, 2018
The FIR was lodged on a complaint by lawyer Syed Rizwan Ahmed, who alleged that Spandana tweeted an "utterly insulting" post against the prime minister, he said.
Thank you guys for extending your support and for those who didn’t like the tweet, well, what can I say? Will keep it ‘classy’ next time ?
— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) September 26, 2018
India should do away with the sedition law, it’s archaic and misused.
To the folks who filed the FIR- #PMChorHai ??
In the complaint, Ahmed alleged that the post had the "potential to instigate hatred against Modi", the official added.
There was no immediate comment by the Congress.
(With inputs from PTI)
Courtesy: www.news18.com
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IPL betting racket busted in Goa; four held
Panaji (PTI): Police have busted an Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket operating out of a house in South Goa, arresting four persons, an official said on Sunday.
A team from Verna police raided the premises in the Shindolim area of Sancoale village near Vasco on Saturday night and caught the accused red-handed while accepting bets on the cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, he said.
The accused, Pranjal Tiwari (23), Amar Dawda (33), Shashank Kumar Sahu (19) and Sandeep Singh (23), hailed from Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and were staying in a rented premises.
As many as 10 mobile phones, two laptops, a tablet, an internet router with a signal receiver and cash worth Rs 37,000 were seized from the house, the official said, adding that a case has been registered under the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act.
