Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai Gheraoed by BJP workers at Modi rally
Mangaluru, May 5: Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai was reportedly gheraoed by BJP workers during Modi rally in the city. Sardesai had came to Mangaluru to cover the election campaign of Prime minister Narendra Modi.
It is reported that Sardesai had made some infuriarating comment about BJP and Sangh parivar. Angered by this BJP workers started shouting slogan, Modi, Modi and obstructed and interruputed Sardesai's work.
However, on noticing this formar BJP MLC Monappa Bhandary urged the party workers and media to cooperate.
Though party supporters continued shouting Modi, Modi, Sardesai too continued his reporting by shifting one place to another. He did not wait Modi to finish his speech and left the ground well before the rally was over.
Later he tweeted, "A Modi rally is like an exercise in mass hypnosis. I try to ask the crowd a question, they simply shout with raucous glee, 'Modi, Modi'; the music on stage is like we are in a rock show not a political rally...(sic)."
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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against three men accused of 'preaching Islam' near temple premises
Bengaluru, Jul 25 (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) filed against three Muslim men who were accused of "preaching Islam" and distributing religious pamphlets near a Hindu temple in Jamkhandi, Bagalkot district.
The complaint had alleged that the men attempted religious conversion by making promises of employment and passed derogatory remarks about Hinduism.
However, the High Court held that there was no substantial evidence of coercion, fraud, or inducement--criteria necessary for prosecution under the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022.
The court made it clear that mere expression or distribution of religious literature does not amount to an offence unless accompanied by forceful or deceitful attempts to convert.
"The essence of a free society lies in the freedom to express, discuss, and propagate beliefs," the bench observed.
It further stated that peaceful preaching, in the absence of coercion or allurement, is protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to freely profess and propagate one's religion.
Additionally, the bench noted that the complainant in the case was neither the alleged victim nor a relative of one. As per Section 4 of the 2022 Act, only an aggrieved individual or their close relatives are permitted to lodge such complaints--making the FIR procedurally invalid.
