Hearing in Raj case adjouned till December 6

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Nov 28 (UNI) A local court today adjourned the hearing of a case, related to the alleged indecent remarks made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thakre against North Indians, till December 6 as senior advocates could not appear before it.

First-class Judicial Magistrate Anil Kumar accepted the request of local counsel of Mr Thakre, Mr R K Singh, in which he prayed that as his senior counsel was busy in the hearing of a related case in Jharkhand High court today and another of his senior counsel was busy in the preparations for his brother's marriage, they should be allowed some more time.

A local advocate filed this case on March 13 last, after the alleged speech of Mr Thakre in Shanmukhanand auditorium of Mumbai on March 9, in which he made indecent remarks against the North Indians.

The court had issued an arrest warrant against Mr Thakre on June 12 last, which is still pending for execution.

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