A case was registered against AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel following an agitation led by him at the divisional commissioner's office in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra
Imtiaz Jaleel. Pic/X
An FIR has been registered against local AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel following an agitation led by him at the divisional commissioner's office in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, police said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
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According to the PTI, the MP had led a sit-in agitation here two days ago, demanding that the government speed up the process of returning the money of account holders of Adarsh Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank whose license was cancelled by the RBI, and seven other financial institutions.
Police had used teargas to disperse the protesters.
Following the protest, a First Information Report was registered against Imtiaz Jaleel and others at City Chowk Police station on Wednesday night under section 353 of IPC (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty), said an official.
A notice was also issued to Imtiaz Jaleel, asking him to remain present whenever called for inquiry, he said.
The MP said he had received a "love letter" from the police.
"This love letter is for an elected MP for fighting for the poor people who lost their life's savings in frauds committed by co-operative societies and banks. Reading the conditions in the notice, I felt as if I am some dreaded gangster," he told reporters.
Such notices will not deter him and he will continue to fight for the people, he added.
Imtiaz Jaleel had earlier said that the government should speed up the process of returning the money of account holders of the Adarsh Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank, whose license has been cancelled by the Reserve Bank of India, the PTI reported.
Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Jaleel had claimed funds of around Rs 1,000 crore of nearly 10 lakh account holders were stuck in 10 different financial institutions, the news agency reported.
"The Adarsh Bank's properties have been seized but not yet sold. The government should take the ownership of these assets and give with pending amounts of the account holders. This process should be expedited," the MP from Chhatrapati Samabhjinagar said and handed over a memorandum of his demand to the divisional commissioner.
The RBI last year imposed several restrictions on five cooperative banks, including the Adarsh Mahila Nagari Bank in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, in view of the deteriorating financial condition of the lenders.
(with PTI inputs)
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