Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the state government and the ECI to file its reply to a petition by a city based lawyer seeking registration of an FIR against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly assaulting citizens for not speaking in Marathi.

Petition Seeks FIR and Action Against MNS Workers

The PIL filed by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay has sought registration against Thackeray and his party workers for repeatedly targeting non-Marathi speaking citizens, especially from North India.

Bench Asks Petitioner to Remove Regional Labels From Plea

A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad initially said that the petitioner should delete the terms north Indians and south Indians from the plea and the term hate speech was sufficient.

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