New Delhi: A notice has been issued to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) by the district court at Prayagraj on a plea filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wearing the uniform of Indian Army on his visit to Kashmir last year.
Earlier, advocate Rakesh Nath Pandey had moved the application under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (which empowers Magistrate to order investigation into a cognizable offence).
The notice was issued by District judge Nalin Kumar Srivastava after hearing the arguments of advocate Rakesh.
The application which was submitted by the advocate mentioned that PM Modi was seen wearing the uniform of the Indian Army in Kashmir's Nowshera last year and is an offence which is punishable under Section 140 (wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman) of the Indian Penal Code.
It was reported that Chief Judicial Magistrate Harendra Nath rejected the aforesaid application moved by Pandey in December 21, 2021.
Harendra Nath said that the incident did not take place within the jurisdiction of the court and hence, rejected the advocate's application on this ground. The Chief Judicial Magistrate also added that the matter can be heard by a Magistrate having jurisdiction.
However, advocate Pandey did not give up and challenged this order before the district judge, who has now issued notice to the PMO.
It is to be noted that PM Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers of Indian Armed Forces in the Nowshera district of Jammu and Kashmir in November 2021 wearing a military uniform.
The PM has been celebrating Diwali with the Indian troops since 2016 and he used to appear in civilian attire. But that changed from 2017 onwards after he opted to wear the combat dress of the Indian Army.
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