Maharashtra: FIR against BJP’s Pravin Darekar over ‘painted cheeks’ remark against NCP | Pune News – Times of India

Pune: Case registered against Leader of Opposition on Wednesday Maharashtra Legislative Council, Praveen Darekar, here supposedly to say that NCP A police officer said that on the complaint of a party leader, he would “kiss any colored cheek”.
An FIR under section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Sinhagad Road police station after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rupali Chakankar filed a complaint. Was.
Speaking at an event in Pune Shirur Tehsil Darekar had said in Marathi that NCP is a party of those who are powerful, established and well connected. “NCP is the party that kisses the colored cheeks”.
Chakankar had alleged that Darekar had insulted women Maharashtra with his remarks and asked him to apologize or “face the consequences”.
He said that Darekar’s party (BJP) has a history of disrespecting women and they continue to do so.
“We have registered an FIR against Darekar under section 509 of IPC. The case has been shifted to Shirur for further investigation,” said Devidas Ghevre, senior police inspector of Sinhagad police station.

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