MLA G. Nehru booked for creating ruckus on Puducherry Assembly premises
Puducherry MLA G. Nehru has been booked by police following a protest at the Legislative Assembly. The charges include unlawful assembly, criminal intimidation, and damage to public property after an altercation with government officials.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing political tensions and law-and-order concerns within the Puducherry legislative environment.
The Grand Bazaar police have registered a case against MLA and founder of Neyam Makkal Kazhagam, G. Nehru alias Couppussamy, for the ruckus he and his supporters had allegedly created during a protest held on the portico of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly a few days ago.
A case has been registered against Mr. Nehru under Section 189 (3) (punishment for unlawful assembly), 329 (4) (trespass), 296 (b) (for obscene act), 121 (1) (causing simple hurt), and 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under sections of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, the police said.
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