BackBJP’s Giriraj Singh surrenders in hate speech case, granted bail
A case was lodged against Singh by the district administration for his alleged hate speeches during election campaign
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Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh on Tuesday surrendered in a district court in Patna and was later granted bail in a case of alleged hate speech. Singh surrendered in the court of judicial magistrate Javed Alam who granted him bail after accepting his bail bond.
Singh was out on anticipatory bail granted by district court judge Virendra Kumar on 25 April. A case was lodged against Singh with the Patna Airport police station by the district administration for his alleged hate speeches during election campaign. The FIR was lodged on 21 April under provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act 1950 and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Singh, a former minister in the Nitish Kumar government, had stoked controversy during an election meeting in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district on 19 April, saying that those who opposed Narendra Modi should go to Pakistan. Three FIRs were lodged against him at Deogarh, Bokaro and Patna for his hate speeches.
The Jharkhand high court had last week granted him bail in the case registered with Bokaro police station.
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