The hearing in the writ petition filed by suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh’s wife Usha Bai challenging his detention under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act was adjourned on Thursday by the Telangana High Court.
A division bench of Justices A Abhishek Reddy and Juvvadi Sridevi heard the matter and ordered the state to file a counter by October 28.
The government, represented through special government pleader Mujib Kumar Sada Shivuni, informed the court that the police department is preparing a counter affidavit of 1650 pages and requested for a week time to finalize the same.
However, the court expressed its anguish for not filing the counter affidavit before the court within the time limit. The court has asked the Special Government pleader to make certain that the counter is filed by October 28.
After the legislator’s remarks against Prophet Muhammad in a “stand-up comedy” video, Hyderabad police invoked the strict PD Act and lodged him in Cherlapally jail. T Usha Bai, who called the detention illegal, also asked the court to issue orders quashing the proceedings of the Hyderabad police of invoking the PD Act against the suspended legislator.
After the video of him making derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad was released on August 22, police said it was enough. They booked cases in various police stations in order to keep Hyderabad as a “communal riot-free state.” Raja Singh was arrested the next morning.
In the YouTube video, the suspended BJP MLA made several derogatory remarks about Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad. He was essentially unable to let go of the fact that standup comedian Munawar Faruqui was permitted to perform in the city.
At an internal meeting, top police officials discussed all options, including invoking the PD Act as a super available alternative.
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