New Delhi, 02 November: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has deferred hearing on the demand for registration of the First Information Report (FIR) against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his alleged speech inciting violence against protesting farmers.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sachin Gupta ordered the hearing on November 18.
Advocate Amit Sahni has said in the petition that a video has gone viral in which Manohar Lal Khattar is having a meeting at his Chandigarh residence with BJP Kisan Morcha workers at his residence.
It has been said in the petition that in the meeting, Khattar is saying that prepare volunteers and do not be afraid of going to jail for two to six months.
βIn the speech, Khattar is saying that you will not learn much in the meetings but after going to jail you will become a big leader and your name will be recorded in history,β said in Petition.
It has been said in the petition that a person holding a constitutional post cannot be allowed to create animosity, hatred and violence in the society.
The petition has sought registration of FIR against Khattar under sections 109, 153, 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code. It is noteworthy that the demonstration of farmers on the border of Delhi against the three agricultural laws is going on since November 26, 2020.
