Book Sharjeel Usmani for sedition, demands Maha BJP

Mumbai, Feb 2 : The Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded that the state government should immediately book student leader Sharjeel Usmani for his ‘anti-Hindu’ remarks at the recent Elgar Parishad held in Pune.
Training guns on Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis wrote a letter demanding an FIR invoking sedition charges against the student leader from the Aligarh Muslim University for his ‘inflammatory’ and ‘defamatory’ utterances against Hindus.
Speaking at the Elgar Parishad in Pune on January 30, Usmani said: “Aaj ka Hindu Samaj Hindustan mein buri tarike se sadd chukka hai (The Hindu community has badly degenerated in today’s India),” sparking off a furore in the political circles.
When asked, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that the speeches at the conference will be scrutinised by the Maharashtra police.
“If anything objectionable is found, we shall take action accordingly. However, I can’t comment more as the police investigation is underway,” Deshmukh told mediapersons.
Besides Fadnavis, other leaders like Ram Kadam, Atul Bhatkalkar and Keshav Upadhye also questioned why no action has been taken against Usmani although three days have passed since the offensive remarks were uttered on a public platform.