Protest against right-wing activist for making derogatory

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad
Last Updated : Dec 08 2015 | 10:42 PM IST
Scores of muslims stage a protest at the district collectorate here against a right-wing activist for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Islam in Lucknow last week, police said here today.
"Some anti-social elements are trying tofan communal feelings and they must be brought to book," said a protester Yunus Khan.
Later, they also handed over a memorandum, addressed to the UP Chief Minster, to the district administration demanding that sedition charges must be slapped against the activist.
Yesterday, a case was also registered against the right-wing activist in Jansath town of the Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly making the derogatory remarks.
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First Published: Dec 08 2015 | 10:42 PM IST

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