Pawan Khera, a senior Congress leader has been charged for his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a press conference.
The Supreme Court comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah and Justice PS Narasimha stated that “To protect the petitioner till the date of his application for regular bail before the competent court upon FIR transferred to the same jurisdiction, we direct that till the next date of posting, the applicant shall be admitted to the court of competent magistrate at Delhi, where he shall be granted interim bail, where He will be arrested tonight. The above order will be in effect until Tuesday.”
The interim bail granted by the Supreme Court has been extended till February 28.
Who is Pawan Khera?
Pawan Khera’s political journey began with the youth of INC in 1989. However, the leader left the Congress after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.
However, the leader joined hands with the party again in 1998. This was when Pawan Khersa became the political secretary of Sheila Dixit, the then Delhi chief minister. Pawan Khera held this position until Sheila Dixit’s term ended in 2013.
Pawan Khera has appeared in countless television shows and debates representing the Indian National Congress.
Ahead of the 2019 elections, the man also became the convener of the party’s election committee at the Lok Sabha elections. Currently, the man is the Chairman, Media and Publicity of the All India Congress Committee along with the Congress spokesperson, according to Pawan Khera’s social media account.
What did Pawan Khera comment on the Prime Minister?
During a press conference held in Delhi with the aim of demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe against the Adani Group, Khera made a comment that landed him in controversy. According to reports, Pawan Khera called the Prime Minister “Narendra Gautamdas Modi”.
The man commented while criticizing the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government regarding the Gautam Adani-led business conglomerate.
FIR against Pawan Khera
In response to Pawan Khera’s remarks, Samuel Changsan, a BJP member in Assam approached the police station and booked Pawan Khera under IPC Sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 153 A, 153 B (1) ( inciting hostility on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, etc.), 500 (defamation), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to incite disturbance of the peace), 505 (1) (2) ( Statement causing public disturbance). A complaint against the man was also filed in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
In his defence, Pawan Khera expressed that he was really confused with the Prime Minister’s middle name.
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