Dayashankar Singh, who was state BJP vice president, was expelled by party last week for 6 years.
Lucknow:
Expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh today moved the Allahabad High Court bench seeking a stay on his possible arrest and challenging the police case lodged against him by BSP leaders for using "derogatory" language against BSP chief Mayawati.
"The petition is likely to come up for hearing on July 28," the petitioner's counsel Dileep Kumar Srivastava said.
A First Information Report was lodged against Mr Singh on July 20 at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for passing "derogatory" comments against Ms Mayawati.
The complaint, which was lodged by national secretary of BSP Mewalal Gautam, alleged that Mr Singh's remarks had hurt the feelings of BSP workers and the Dalit community across the country and were aimed at provoking them.
Referring to Mr Singh's comments telecast on national TV channels, he had said they were so derogatory that they could not be mentioned in the complaint and so a CD of the speech was being submitted.
"Singh was aware that his offensive comments could trigger a strong reaction and riot," the complaint said, adding this amounted to an offence under the SC/ST Act and a case was needed to be lodged against him.
Mr Singh, who was state BJP vice president, was expelled by the party last week for six years in the wake of the storm triggered by his remarks against the BSP chief.
"The petition is likely to come up for hearing on July 28," the petitioner's counsel Dileep Kumar Srivastava said.
A First Information Report was lodged against Mr Singh on July 20 at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for passing "derogatory" comments against Ms Mayawati.
The complaint, which was lodged by national secretary of BSP Mewalal Gautam, alleged that Mr Singh's remarks had hurt the feelings of BSP workers and the Dalit community across the country and were aimed at provoking them.
Referring to Mr Singh's comments telecast on national TV channels, he had said they were so derogatory that they could not be mentioned in the complaint and so a CD of the speech was being submitted.
"Singh was aware that his offensive comments could trigger a strong reaction and riot," the complaint said, adding this amounted to an offence under the SC/ST Act and a case was needed to be lodged against him.
Mr Singh, who was state BJP vice president, was expelled by the party last week for six years in the wake of the storm triggered by his remarks against the BSP chief.
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
