A court in Kerala on Tuesday directed the police to register a case against former Minister and ruling L🔴DF MLA K T Jaleel for his recent controversial remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The direc🅰tive of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Thiruvalla came on a plea filed by RSS Pathanamthitta district leader Arun Mohan seeking legal action against ♐Jaleel for his alleged "anti-national remarks."
The court has directed the SHO Keezhvaipur police station to register a💯 case against Jaleel and investigate the matter, counsel for the petitioner, V Jina𒀰chandran, told PTI.
In his Facebook post during his visit to the valley on August 12, the Kerala MLA had ♐said, "The part of Kashmir annexed to Pakistan was known as 'Azad Kꦰashmir' and it was an area where the Pakistan government does not have direct control."
Jaleel, who was a Minister in the previous CPI(M)-led LDF government, had said "Indian adheena Jammu and Kashmir (India-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir) consists of parts o𒉰f Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh."
He later withdrew his controversial Facebook post.Several ♏people, especially BJP leaders, had come out against his post.
(With PTI Inputs)
