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New Delhi:
Even as the National
Minority Commission contemplates legal actio against Janata Party
president Subramanian Swamy for allegedly making anti-Muslim
remarks in his recently published article, a Delhi court August 03
sought report from police on a lawyer’s plea for lodging a
criminal case.
Taking note of Swamy’s article in a
newspaper, ‘How to wipe out Islamic terror’, in which he suggested
that conditions be imposed on the voting rights of Muslims in
India, the court asked the police to file a status report on
August 16. The court’s direction came following an argument by
advocate R K Anand, contending that a prima facie case was made
out against Swamy for his “anti-minority” article.
Earlier, lawyer Asghar Khan had
moved the court seeking registration of a case against Swamy,
alleging that his “anti-Muslim” remarks promoted strife and hatred
between different communities. “The statement made by Swamy is
seditious and has been made with the intention to promote enmity
between different groups,” Khan said in his complaint.
Meanwhile, the National Minority
Commission which had earlier said taking action against Swamy is
consulting lawyers on the possible action that could be taken
against him.
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