New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (February 21, 2023) launched a scathing assault on the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction after singer Sonu Nigam was pushed and his two colleagues manhandled by the son of a Shiv Sena MLA at an occasion in Mumbai. Calling it a “Gundon ki sena”, BJP nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned that it’s “not the first time” such an incident has occurred.
“This is a complete political frustration,” Poonawalla mentioned in a video assertion launched on his Twitter deal with and claimed that earlier, a Shiv Sena chief had attacked a 60-year-old man.
“Uddhav Ji should tell us whether he will take action on this MLA and whether such kind of politics is condemned by him,” he added.
“This is the true face of Uddhav’s Sena,” the BJP spokesman mentioned.
Famous singer #SonuNigam reportedly attacked by #UddhavThackeray‘s MLA Prakash Phaterpekar’s son and his males ! THIS HAS BECOME A GUNDON KI SENA
Not the primary time such an incident has come to the fore! Earlier a veteran was overwhelmed up!
SHAMEFUL ! Will UT faction condemn it? pic.twitter.com/e5YxPbFSam
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) February 21, 2023
Sonu Nigam pushed, colleagues manhandled at Mumbai occasion; FIR filed towards Shiv Sena MLA’s son
Earlier on Tuesday, police mentioned that Sonu Nigam was pushed and his two colleagues manhandled throughout a scuffle over taking a selfie with the singer at a musical occasion in Mumbai. A colleague of Nigam was injured in the incident which happened at Chembur Gymkhana on Monday night time after the singer’s dwell efficiency, an official mentioned.
Based on a criticism filed by Nigam, the Chembur police registered an FIR towards Swapnil Phaterpekar, the son of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phaterpekar, below Indian Penal Code Sections 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), 341 (wrongful restraint), and 337 (inflicting damage by act endangering life or private security of others), the official mentioned.
Prakash Phaterpekar is a Shiv Sena MLA from the Chembur constituency.
Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phaterpekar’s son got here from again, caught maintain of Sonu Nigam
According to Nigam’s criticism, he and his colleagues had been leaving the stage after the efficiency when a person, later recognized as Swapnil Phaterpekar, got here from the again and caught maintain of the singer.
As per the criticism, Nigam’s colleague Hari Prakash tried to cease the accused and took him apart. However, the accused allegedly manhandled Prakash resulting from which he fell down from the stage, the official mentioned quoting the criticism.
The accused then pushed Nigam resulting from which he additionally fell on the steps, as per the criticism.
When Nigam’s different colleague Rabbani Khan got here ahead to assist him, the accused allegedly manhandled him additionally. Khan, too, fell down, mentioned the criticism.
After the live performance, I used to be coming down from stage when a person Swapnil Prakash Phaterpekar held me. Then he pushed Hari & Rabbani who got here to avoid wasting me. Then I fell on steps. I filed a criticism so that folks ought to take into consideration forcefully taking selfies & inflicting scuffle: Sonu Nigam https://t.co/RVFONXeQ79 pic.twitter.com/JxtfCVIaQj
— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2023
The assist employees current close to the stage then got here ahead and stopped the accused, an official from Chembur police station mentioned.
Khan, who obtained accidents, was taken to a non-public hospital in Chembur, he mentioned.
Nigam went to the Chembur police station in the early hours of Tuesday, recorded his assertion and filed a criticism towards the accused, the official mentioned, including a probe was underway into the case.
(With company inputs)
