Inflammatory speech: FIR lodged against Akbaruddin Owaisi

KISHANGANJ: An FIR was on Monday lodged against All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi by the Kishanganj district administration for allegedly making inflammatory speech at an election rally here.

The police are also probing whether damage to idols at two temples in the town was a fallout of the speech, Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan said.

Owaisi’s speech, he said, violated provisions of Section 144 of CrPC and an FIR has been lodged under Sections 153A and 188 of IPC at the Kochadhaman police station.

Section 153A deals with promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, while Section 188 deals with disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.

The FIR has been lodged on the basis of magistrate’s report.

On Sunday, Owaisi had addressed an election meeting at Sontha haat village under Kochadhaman assembly constituency in Kishanganj district from where AIMIM state unit chief Akhtarul Iman is contesting. He had allegedly used abusive language against all members of Parliament except his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi.

ON SUNDAY, OWAISI HAD ADDRESSED A POLL MEET AT KOCHADHAMAN WHERE THE AIMIM LEADER PURPOTEDLY MADE THE SPEECH