A case has been registered against poetImran Pratapgarhi and two others here for allegedly delivering a provocative speech during a poetry event against the Citizenship Amendment Act, NRC and NPR and for conducting it beyond the permitted time, police said on Wednesday.
They said permission was given to the organisers to hold the event on February 24 from 6 pm to 9 pm, but the programme continued up to 9.48 pm.
According to police, Imran said at the meeting "Mujhe Hairath Hai us Hyderabad mein koi Shaheen Bagh kyu nahi hai" (I am surprised why there is no Shaheen Bagh in Hyderabad) which they said was "provocative."
"Hyderabad Police booked a case against poet Imran Pratapgarhi for expressing surprise on 'why there is no Shaheen Bagh in Hyderabad'. For police this sentence is "provocative."
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