Case filed against Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief
Monday - August 20, 2018 3:44 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Case filed against Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief
Aug 20 (IANS) A case was filed against cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a Bihar court on Monday for insulting Indian Army by hugging Pakistan Army Chief at the swearing-in of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of that country.
Lawyer Sudhur Ojha filed the case in Muzaffarpur s Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court.
Ojha said he has filed the case under Indian Penal Case sections involving sedition. In his complaint he said Sidhu s gesture hurt the people of the country.
"The court has admitted the case and will hear it next week " he said.
Sidhu a minister in Congress-led government in Punjab is under attack for hugging the Pakistan Army Chief by the BJP and Akali Dal leaders.
--IANS ik/prs
Lawyer Sudhur Ojha filed the case in Muzaffarpur s Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court.
Ojha said he has filed the case under Indian Penal Case sections involving sedition. In his complaint he said Sidhu s gesture hurt the people of the country.
"The court has admitted the case and will hear it next week " he said.
Sidhu a minister in Congress-led government in Punjab is under attack for hugging the Pakistan Army Chief by the BJP and Akali Dal leaders.
--IANS ik/prs
