Trouble for Hardik Pandya, FIR lodged against him for Ambedkar tweet
A Fir has been registered against Indian Team all-rounder cricketer Hardik Pandya for doing a controversial tweet. On Wednesday 21st March 2018, the SC/ST special court ordered to file an FIR against Hardik Pandya. Actually, petitioner DR Meghwal shared a comment on their Twitter account on 26th December and according to them this comment on BR Ambedkar hurt the sentiments of their community and their people.
This comment was done by Hardik Pandya that has written, 'Who Ambedkar? The person who made a draft of cross law or the disease he spread that called reservation in India.'
After this tweet of Pandya, DR Meghwal who claims that he is a part of National Bheem Sena in Rajasthan registered an FIR against him on Tuesday. In that petition, Meghwal said that a famous cricketer like Pandya just did not hurt the sentiments of the community but also disrespected the Indian constitution.
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Meghwal wrote on the petition, 'In January I heard about Hardik Pandya's comment and it was disrespecting for the personality like Ambedkar. It was a try to divide the society and spreading the hate.'
Whether petitioner's lawyer made strict allegations on the cricketer and said that Pandya hurt the sentiments to the whole society of Ambedkar and Pandya should be jailed for his this tweet.
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First published: 22 March 2018, 10:05 IST