BY SANJEEB KUMAR SAHOO
Once more, I discovered that many people want to become celebrities overnight and cause trouble for Narendra Modi and his government. For this reason, many social media users are posting the names and images of two or three girls who used derogatory language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the NEET paper leak protest in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
I was in Jantar Mantar from July 20 to July 25, and I am fully aware that many young people, not just two or three females whose names and pictures have been trending on social media since Sunday, have used slang terms against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And I have mentioned in my earlier article on July 26, the Delhi police are aware that many young people used slang words against Prime Minister Narendar Modi from 6 p.m. on July 20 until early on July 26. For official records, the Delhi police team recorded the protest from July 20 to July 26, including prior to July 20.
So my humble request to the Narendra Modi government is that instead of taking action against them, who used slang language, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should forgive them (as many used slang language, Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and start communication with them to find the reasons for doing so, and then solve their issues by sitting with them.
On July 25, Union Minister JP Nadda promised to provide copies of the FIRs to those who protested at Jantar Mantar during a joint press conference with Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP’s) representatives at the Constitutional Club around 5.30 pm. The Modi government must keep this promise.
Additionally, the Narendar Modi government must honour its pledge made on July 25 at a joint press conference with CJP representatives in the Constitutional Club at approximately 5:30 p.m.as Union Minister JP Nadda stated that “We will provide them with copies of the FIRs, and no action will be taken” for those who demonstrated at Jantar Mantar.
Finally, I would like to conclude by saying that even after government promises, if police continue to accept complaints against protesters, all youth may turn against Narendra Modi’s government because current youth are very stubborn and parents will listen to what their children say, so they will vote against BJPled NDA candidates in the next elections.
Additionally, the Narendra Modi government should request that no one file a complaint against anyone who participated in the Jantar Mantar demonstration or used derogatory language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Since children learn from adults or elders, I would like to add that the people of India must respect the chair of the constitutional heads. Additionally, constitutional heads should respect their chairs and refrain from using derogatory language against their political rivals during elections. In the past, a top constitutional head used derogatory language against a prominent-lady widow politician and lawmaker whose husband was the late prime minister.
Section 222 in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Source-indiankanoon
222. Prosecution for defamation.
(1)No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a complaint made by some person aggrieved by the offence:
Provided that where such person is a child, or is of unsound mind or is having intellectual disability or is from sickness or infirmity unable to make a complaint, or is a woman who, according to the local customs and manners, ought not to be compelled to appear in public, some other person may, with the leave of the Court, make a complaint on his or her behalf.
(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Sanhita, when any offence falling under section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is alleged to have been committed against a person who, at the time of such commission, is the President of India, the Vice-President of India, the Governor of a State, the Administrator of a Union territory or a Minister of the Union or of a State or of a Union territory, or any other public servant employed in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions, a Court of Session may take cognizance of such offence, without the case being committed to it, upon a complaint in writing made by the Public Prosecutor.
(3)Every complaint referred to in sub-section (2) shall set forth the facts which constitute the offence alleged, the nature of such offence and such other particulars as are reasonably sufficient to give notice to the accused of the offence alleged to have been committed by him.
(4)No complaint under sub-section (2) shall be made by the Public Prosecutor except with the previous sanction-
(a) of the State Government,-
(i) in the case of a person who is or has been the Governor of that State or a Minister of that Government;
(ii) in the case of any other public servant employed in connection with the affairs of the State;
(b) of the Central Government, in any other case.
(5)No Court of Session shall take cognizance of an offence under sub-section (2) unless the complaint is made within six months from the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
(6) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of the person against whom the offence is alleged to have been committed, to make a complaint in respect of that offence before a Magistrate having jurisdiction or the power of such Magistrate to take cognizance of the offence upon such complaint.
[Similar to Section 199 from Old CrPC-Also Refer]
