Plaint against Rahul Gandhi over ISI remark

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 28 2013 | 10:27 PM IST
A complaint was filed today with a local court against Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi over his statement that Pakistan's ISI had been in touch with some Muslims who are victims of Muzaffarnagar riots.
In his complaint filed before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Esplanade, Sayyed Abbaz, a Mumbai citizen, said he and his community felt offended by such "derogatory" remarks and a wrong message is put out to the society.
Abbaz requested that a case be registered against Rahul for promoting hatred among religions.
"I belong to Muslim community and have been teased by non-Muslims and various policemen that (whether) my community people are in contact with ISI or not," said Abbaz in his complaint filed through his lawyer Ejaz Naqvi.
Abbaz said Rahul's comment has hurt his as well as his community's feelings.
"Gandhi also tried to create a communal divide and communal hatred (among) major religions in India", he alleged.
Abbaz alleged that he had approached Colaba police to register a case against Rahul but was refused.
The matter is likely to come up for hearing on November 11.
In a public rally in Indore, Rahul had claimed that intelligence agencies in Pakistan were approaching some victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots to lure them into terrorism.
Rahul's statement in which he cited an intelligence input was widely criticised by BJP and other parties.
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First Published: Oct 28 2013 | 10:27 PM IST

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