Charges framed against Cong MP Imran Masood over 'objectionable' remarks against Modi in 2014
Saharanpur (UP) (PTI): Charges were framed in a special court here against Congress' Saharanpur MP Imran Masood for allegedly making objectionable comments against Narendra Modi in 2014 when he was chief minister of Gujarat, a lawyer said.
Government advocate Gulab Singh said on Wednesday that charges were framed on Tuesday before judge Mohit Sharma of the special MP-MLA court that hears cases involving legislators.
He said a case was filed against Masood on March 27, 2014 by Kusum Veer Singh, who was then the Kotwali in-charge of Deoband.
It was alleged that Masood had made a controversial statement against Modi during an election meeting in Labkari village of Deoband police station area, threatening to 'tear him into pieces'.
It is alleged that he had made objectionable comments against two Bahujan Samaj Party leaders too.
Singh said that Modi, who was the chief minister of Gujarat at that time, was the BJP's prime ministerial candidate then.
In this case, statements of 19 people were recorded in the special MP - MLA court, he added.
There was a lot of controversy over Masood's remarks, a video of which was widely circulated on social media.
Masood had joined the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2023 but witched back to the Congress the same year. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Saharanpur seat.
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Five dead, including infant, due to suspected contaminated water consumption in Vijayanagara
Vijayanagara: Five individuals, including a newborn, have reportedly died after consuming contaminated water in the village of T. Tumbigere in Harapanahalli taluk. Over 50 residents have fallen ill with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea.
The deceased have been identified as Suresh (30), Mahantesh (45), Gouramma (60), Hanumantappa (38), and an eight-month-old male infant. There are suspicions that their deaths are linked to the consumption of contaminated water.
Villagers have claimed that contaminated water has been supplied to the village for the past 15 days, leading to many residents being hospitalised. Tragically, the infant and four others have succumbed to their illnesses after consuming the tainted water.
More than 50 residents have been admitted to hospitals with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea. A pregnant woman, Nimgamma, has been taken to Davanagere District Hospital with severe symptoms, and it is reported that her unborn child has died due to the condition.
Officials from the Vijayanagara Zilla Panchayat and the Health and Family Welfare Department have rushed to the village to assess the situation.
