Giriraj Singh gets relief from HC in case of hate speeches
Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court on Friday quashed the arrest warrants issued by a Bokaro court against BJP leader Giriraj Singh who is accused of making hate speech during poll meetings. Justice R R Prasad quashed the arrest warrants after the former Bihar minister moved the court following rejection of his anticipatory bail petition by Bokaro District and Sessions Court. Bokaro sub-divisional judicial magistrate had issued non-bailable arrest warrant on April 23. Singh has been charged with delivering hate speech saying those who opposed BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi would have to find a place in Pakistan at a rally in Harla police station area in Bokaro on April 18. He also faced a second FIR in Deogarh on the same charges. The Deogarh district and sessions court stayed the arrest of Singh till May 3. On April 25, Singh got an anticipatory bail by Patna District and Sessions Judge Birendra Kumar on an FIR on the same charge. (PTI)
1.59 lakh voters to decide fate of 4 candidates in Ladakh LSC
Leh: Jammu and Kashmir’s high altitude Lok Sabha constituency of Ladakh will witness a four-cornered contest with a direct fight between Congress and BJP candidates, with 1.59 lakh voters deciding their fate. A total number of 1,59,631 voters will exercise their voting rights at 531 polling stations for the Ladakh Constituency, which goes to polls on May 7, Election department officials said. Ladakh constituency which comprises of two districts of Leh and Kargil, have 80,994 male and 78,637 female voters. In Leh district there are 39,812 male and 39,230 female voters with a total of 79,042 voters to vote at 274 polling stations and in Kargil district there are 41,182 male and 39,407 female voters with a total of 80,589 voters to vote at 257 polling stations. (PTI)
Rajnath projecting himself as candidate for top job: Lalu
Patna: A day after BJP President accused him of being afraid of Congress, RJD President Lalu Prasad on Friday hit back at Rajnath Singh saying that he was trying to portray himself and not Narendra Modi as the real candidate for the top post. Singh was telling his fellow Rajput castemen that it was not Narendra Modi but he was the “real” candidate for the top post to sway them to vote for BJP, Prasad told reporters here. But, neither he nor Modi would be able to “befool” the people of Bihar who were intelligent enough to teach them the “ABCD of politics,” he said. The RJD chief also said “Rajnath Singh is a parrot tutored by RSS.” Prasad was, however, soft on Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his BSP counterpart Mayawati saying both were genuinely working for the welfare of Dalits. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain returned the barbs on Prasad and termed him as “parrot of Congress.” “Congress sent him to jail and got him released on bail for campaigning in the polls and this is the reason he is speaking Congress language as a parrot,” Hussain said. (PTI)
Hoax bomb threat calls keep police on their toes
Chennai: A day after twin blasts at the Central Railway Station here left one person dead, a spate of hoax bomb threat calls kept the city police on their toes, even as they warned of strict action against those spreading rumours. A prominent city shopping mall, an educational institution and a suburban railway station received bomb threat calls, prompting security officials to launch full-scale search of the respective premises, police said. However, all these calls turned out to be hoax, City Police Commissioner J K Tripathy said. Strongly condemning such rumours, he warned of strict action against anybody spreading such falsehoods. (PTI)