Pilibhit: Varun Gandhi today moved a surrender plea in a local court here shortly after reaching the town where a case has been filed against him for his hate speeches. The application was moved by his lawyers before Chief Judicial Magistrate Vipin Kumar and is slated to be taken up for hearing during the day.
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I am a victim of political conspiracy: Varun
Speaking to his supporters and the media in Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi said, "This is a conspiracy in which I have been framed. I have full faith in the law and in the judiciary. I believe in my principles and I am willing to fight for them... I am ready to go to jail."
"The only objective of my coming here is to strengthen my people, my society and the whole country... I will not step back, if by my going to jail others are encouraged to stand by their principles, to fight by their principles." | Varun, who is making his electoral debut from Pilibhit left Delhi earlier in the day, but changed his route from Mordabad. En route to Pilibhit, two vehicles of Varun's cavalcade were seized by the police on charges of breach of peace and violation of prohibitory orders.
Ahead of the BJP candidate's arrival, party workers and saffron activists clashed with police. Supporters shouting 'jai Shri Ram' tried to block roads to prevent the movement of police leading to a clash between the two sides. Some of the protesters were detained to tackle the situation.
Varun, who had earlier got anticipatory bail which ended yesterday, did not apply for extension of bail or go to the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court dismissing his petition seeking quashing of the FIR. The FIR was lodged against Varun in Pilibhit on the direction of election authorities after CDs containing his anti-Muslim speeches surfaced.
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