A petition was filed before Attorney General of India KK Venugopal on Monday, seeking his consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedin...
A petition was filed before Attorney General of India KK Venugopal on Monday, seeking his consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against actor Swara Bhaskar for allegedly “scandalising” the Supreme Court following the Ayodhya verdict, Live Law reported.
It was filed by Karnataka resident Usha Shetty and refers to the statements made by Bhaskar at a panel discussion organised by non governmental organisation Mumbai Collective in February.
The disputed 2.77 acres of land in Ayodhya was claimed by both Hindus and Muslims following the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992. In November last year, the Supreme Court permitted the construction of the temple and directed the government to acquire an alternative plot of land to build a mosque.
According to the petition, Bhaskar said: “We are living in a country where the Supreme Court of our country states in a judgment that demolition of Babri Masjid was unlawful and in the same judgment rewards the same people who brought down the mosque.”
It alleges that the actor made objectionable statement in saying that “courts are not sure if they believe in Constitution”. Shetty argued that the actor’s remarks were not only a “cheap stunt of publicity” but also a deliberate attempt to turn masses to resist and revolt against the Supreme Court.
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