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The Mumbai-based lawyer connected Thursday (November 27, 2025) sent a ineligible announcement to the Mumbai Police Commissioner alleging nonaccomplishment to enactment connected “derogatory and communal remarks” attributed to BJP MLA Ameet Satam, contempt the alleged comments falling nether cognizable offences successful the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.
Citing aggregate instances from nationalist events and societal media — specified arsenic the remark “Kisi Khan ko Mayor banne nahi denge and Aap jaisi Pakistan ki aulad se hum darte nahi, Malvani signifier ko”, the announcement claims these statements are inflammatory and susceptible of inciting communal hostility and raises questions of wherefore nary FIR was filed.
Days ago, Mumbai BJP Chief, Mr. Satam, stirred contention aft helium said that Mumbai volition not tolerate the “imposition of a Khan”.
The remarks came aft Indian-origin Muslim person Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral polls and a statement astir Mumbai having a Muslim politician akin to New York. Another alleged hatred remark from Mr. Satam came successful enactment of BJP Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, erstwhile helium filed a constabulary ailment against Aslam Shaikh for threatening to decorativeness him and his family.
On Tuesday (November 25, 2025), MP Varsha Gaikwad-led Congress delegation submitted a written ailment to Mumbai constabulary commissioner Deven Bharti to registry an FIR against Mr. Satam for “promoting disharmony” and publication him nether conception 152, 196 (2), 299, and others of BNSS.
“This invective is not lone highly derogatory but besides stigmatises an full community, imputes overseas allegiance, and squarely falls wrong the statutory explanation of hatred speech,” said Bombay HC lawyer successful the notice.
“Despite the documented grounds and nationalist outrage, nary probe has been initiated by the constabulary and the police’s nonaccomplishment to enactment successful this script not lone subverts statutory obligations but besides undermines the law committedness of equality, secularism and the regularisation of law,” Lawyer Abid Abbas Sayyed said.
Lawyer Mr. Sayyed demanded an contiguous FIR successful Mr. Satam’s lawsuit and successful each the cases of hatred code oregon communal incitement nether the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023’s Section 196 (promoting enmity) and prevention of nationalist hatred. The Hindu tried to link to Mr. Satam, but received nary response.
