PFI activists booked after Home Minister’s nudge

PFI activists booked after Home Minister’s nudge

The Hindu

Home and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday lashed out at the Popular Front of India (PFI) for what he called “anti-national speech” by the organisation’s general secretary Anis Ahmed at a rally in Ullal near Mangaluru on February 17. He said the speech was aimed at “creating divisions” in society and directed the police to initiate action. Following this, the Mangaluru police registered two cases against PFI activists in connection with the foundation day programme held at Ullal on February 17.
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