BJP trying to divide people on basis of language, says Uddhav; accuses it of indulging in conspiracy
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday lashed out at the ruling BJP, accusing it of trying to divide people on the basis of language.
Addressing party workers here, he also described the BJP as a party that indulges in conspiracy and machinations.
"Their balloon of Hindutva has burst," Thackeray alleged.
"The BJP is resorting to a linguistic divide. It is not our demand that people should be killed on the basis of language," Thackeray said.
He was referring to the incident in which 19-year-old student, Arnav Khaire, committed suicide in Thane district after a group of people allegedly assaulted him on a local train following an argument over not speaking in Marathi.
The first-year science student hanged himself at his apartment in Kalyan East on Tuesday evening.
Thackeray said no language should do injustice to another.
"BJP and RSS are spreading the venom and blaming us," he alleged.
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Fresh case registered against activist Snehamayi Krishna
Bengaluru PTI): A fresh FIR has been registered against social activist Snehamayi Krishna for making defamatory statements against a woman.
Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station registered a First Information Report against Krishna on Saturday.
According to the FIR, complainant Pavithra B N (37) alleged that a letter dated December 5 was delivered to her residence, in which Snehamayi Krishna made defamatory allegations regarding the death of her husband and against her advocate, Raghu.
The letter also indicated that a complaint had been submitted to the Mahalakshmipuram Police Station seeking reinvestigation into her husband’s death.
The complainant further alleged that a threatening note was enclosed with the letter, pressuring her to withdraw cases filed against a man named Mylaraappa.
She stated that the mobile number of the person exerting pressure was mentioned in the letter.
Pavithra claimed that the alleged actions had caused severe distress to her family, disrupted her children’s education, created unrest at home and deprived them of peace.
She also accused the persons named in the complaint of using abusive language and issuing life threats.
Police initially registered a non-cognisable report.
After Pavithra obtained permission from the 24th ACMM Court to initiate criminal proceedings, an FIR was formally registered against Snehamayi Krishna and Mylaraappa as per the court’s direction.
Krishna has previously been in the news for lodging complaints and making allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi B M, and others for obtaining Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) alternative sites (plots) against the rules.
The Lokayukta police which investigated the matter filed a closure report, which the special court of public representatives admitted.
On Thursday, he also levelled accusations against Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh along with a Karnataka Administrative Services (KAS) officer D B Natesh, the former MUDA Commissioner.
Shalini Rajneesh's office rejected the charges categorically and termed his accusations "defamatory".
On Saturday he apologised for making allegations against the Chief Secretary.
