Sambhaji Bhide’s statement puts him in trouble

NP NEWS NETWORK

Sambhaji Bhide, who heads the Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan, is an accused in the January 1 Bhima-Koregaon caste violence case. Based on a statement he gave last month, a committee of Nashik Municipal Corporation has filed a case against Sambhaji Bhide.

It seem  as per the expert such statement can be held under the relevant sections of Section 22 of the Pre- conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PCPNDT Act) with his remarks, an official said on Tuesday. Bhide reportedly, did not appear in the court even after a letter been issued to him by the panel.

Sambhaji Bhide had made a statement last month in Nashik “Mangoes are powerful and nutritious. Some women who ate mangoes of my garden have given birth to sons,” Bhide had said, addressing a gathering in Nashik.

The ex-RSS activist’s remarks drew criticism from various quarters and the Additional Director of Health, Pune, had asked the NMC to look into the matter after receiving a complaint against Bhide from a member of the Ahmednagar civic body’s committee on the PCPNDT Act. The committee, which works under the NMC’s health department, researched on the matter and submitted a report to the civic commissioner yesterday, said J Z Kothari, NMC’s medical superintendent.