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Case against Tushar Gandhi for Bhagat Singh comments
Jalandhar (Punjab), May 10
The Punjab Police
said on Sunday that they have registered a case against Tushar Gandhi,
the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, for making certain comments
against revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
Police officials here said
the case was registered following a complaint by NGO Jan Jagriti Manch,
which said Tushar Gandhi has been quoted in the media saying that martyr
Bhagat Singh was a "criminal".
"We read his (Tushar Gandhi's)
comments in the newspapers regarding martyr Bhagat Singh. He termed
Bhagat Singh as a criminal. We felt very hurt and sad about it. We filed
a complaint with police which took action," said Jan Jagriti Manch
president Krishan Lal Sharma.
SHO Bimal Kant said: "We have
registered a case against Tushar Gandhi under section 295-A of the IPC
following the complaint. We are investigating the matter."
Sharma demanded immediate arrest of Tushar Gandhi.
Revolutionary Bhagat Singh was hanged to death on March 23, 1931, on charges of violence against the British government.
While
Mahatma Gandhi propagated non-violence to fight the British,
revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh wanted direct action, including
violence, to fight the British rule.