New Delhi: A district court in Uttar Pradesh has issued a notice to the Prime Minister’s Office over the Indian Army uniform that PM Modi wore last year on his visit to Kashmir. The observation came after a plea was filed at the court in Prayagraj that stated that wearing garb or carrying a token used by a soldier, sailor or airman is an offense punishable under Section 140 of the Indian Penal Code.
District judge Nalin Kumar Srivastava issued the notice hearing arguments of advocate Rakesh Nath Pandey, who had moved the application under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, according to the media report.
The application was first filed by Pandey last year in December when chief judicial magistrate Harendra Nath had rejected it saying that the incident did not take place within the jurisdiction of the court and the matter can be heard by a magistrate having jurisdiction.
The order was challenged by Pandey before the district judge who has now issued notice to PMO. The court will now hear the matter on March 2.
Last year, PM Modi had celebrated Diwali with the soldiers at the Nowshera sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the soldiers on the occasion of Diwali at Nowshera, the prime minister highlighted the government’s attempts to boost indigenous capabilities and noted that modern border infrastructure has been built to augment connectivity and troop deployment.
