MP-MLA court docket awards 1 yr jail time period to Congress chief Jitu Patwari

The MP-MLA court docket has discovered Congress MLA and former minister Jitendra (Jitu) Patwari responsible in a 13-year-old case. He was sentenced to one-year imprisonment together with a advantageous of Rs 10,000. He was additionally current within the court docket throughout the listening to. The Bhopal court docket did, nevertheless, grant him bail instantly.

The Congress chief obtained a six-month jail time period and a Rs 1,000 advantageous from the court docket for violating Section 447. According to sections 332 and three of the Public Property Damage Act, respectively, one yr in jail and a punishment of Rs. 700 and Rs. 2,000 have been imposed.

After receiving his sentence, Jitu Patwari responded, “Democracy is the pride of every Indian. I respect the court’s decision and have full faith in the judiciary of this country. Every Congress worker and citizen of this nation who abides by the constitution holds the decision in the highest regard.”

He additional continued, “My leader respected Rahul Gandhi was removed from the Lok Sabha due to political enmity. Similarly, I was also suspended from the assembly session. This is a punishment for fighting the battle of the poor and the farmers.”

Addressing the farmers he commented, “Understand this politics. BJP repeatedly made false promises to the farmers. Neither the income of the farmers doubled nor the value of the produce increased. From the prime minister to the chief minister, they lied continuously. So, I demanded Rs 3000 per quintal. Until the BJP-led government listens, this struggle will continue.” He additionally tagged Bharatiya Janata Party’s official account in his publish.

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— Jitendra (Jitu) Patwari (@jitupatwari) July 1, 2023

17 people, together with Jitu Patwari, have been charged in 2009 with obstructing authorities work in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. In addition to the lawmaker, District Panchayat President Rajgarh Chander Sondhia, Ujjain Congress Committee Executive President Surendra Marmat, former MLA Rajgarh Krishnamohan Malviya, Surendra, and Ghanshyam Verma have additionally been discovered responsible within the case.

They have been convicted of breaching Sections 147, 332/149 of the Indian Penal Code in addition to Section 3 of the Public Property Act by the court docket, however have been additionally granted bail.

Jitu Patwari and his associates have been booked beneath Sections 47, 449, 332 and Section 3 of the Public Property Damage Act. His legal professional, Ajay Gupta, said that this sentence won’t have an effect on the previous’s legislature and he may also file an enchantment on this case with the Upper Court.

Congress had organised a protest concerning the farmers in Rajgarh in 2009 which additionally included Congress stalwart and former chief minister Digvijay Singh. Stone pelting began when the Congress chief was about to provide a memorandum to the collector. Afterwards, your complete occasion escalated throughout which Digvijay Singh additionally sustained accidents.

He can enchantment for bail within the periods court docket beneath part 389 of the Indian Penal Court and has a month to use for a similar. His election candidature won’t be affected by the sentence as a result of it’s lower than two years.

Jitu Patwari remarked, “I had gone to fight the battle for the farmers in the 2009 case for which I am given the sentence. The farmers’ fight would still carry on even if the authorities jail me. However, the court has my respect.”