A city court today directedMajlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi toappear before it on March one in connection with a criminalcase filed against him for alleged hate speech.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rajashekhar V Patildirected Owaisi to appear before the court on March one afterhe kept aside the application filed by him seeking exemptionfrom appearing before the court on health grounds.
Owaisi's counsel Mohammad Jaffer Shah sought two weekstime for appearing before the court as his client has beenadvised bed rest. "He is carrying bullet injuries which hesuffered a long time back. One bullet is still in his body anddoctors have advised him bed rest due to mental stress," heargued.
On January 23, Patil had issued summons to Owaisi ontwo complaints lodged by advocates K Dilip Kumar and Dharmapalpraying for prosecuting Owaisi for his hate speech in AndhraPradesh last year.
The court had directed Andhra Pradesh DGP to producethe Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader before it on February23.
Owaisi, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen's(MIM) floor leader in the Andhra Pradesh assembly, wasarrested by the police in Hyderabad on January eight and waslodged jail in Adilabad District
On February 15 the First Additional Sessions Court inAdilabad granted conditional bail to Owaisi.