Amit Shah gets clean chit in 2014 hate speech case

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah has been given a clean chit by the Uttar Pradesh police in a case of hate speech in Muzaffarnagar district in April 2014 during the Lok Sabha elections.

The police had on Tuesday filed the final report in a local court, saying, “there is no evidence against him in the case,” according to the prosecution.

The final report would now be placed before the judicial magistrate who will take a final call.

The UP police had lodged an FIR in Kakroli Police Station against Shah, accusing of making an objectionable speech in Barwar village in Muzaffarnagar district on April 4, 2014.

Shah had allegedly said that, “If (Narendra Modi) Modi wins, ‘mulla’ Mulayam’s government will fall”.

According to the prosecution, then sub divisional magistrate of Minrapur/assistant returning officer Baburam had on the directives of the Election Commission filed a complaint against Shah under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and 123(3)of Representation of People Act (relating to appeal by a candidate to vote on basis of religion, race, caste, community or language).

According to the FIR, Shah had allegedly said that the Samajwadi Party treats Muslims as vote bank and that others would not vote for it.