<p>A Delhi court Thursday dismissed a petition asking for a first information report (FIR) against activist-politician Arvind Kejriwal, his colleague Prashant Bhushan and yoga guru Baba Ramdev for allegedly lowering the reputation of parliament.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Metropolitan Magistrate Purshotam Pathak refused to give directions to lodge a FIR against Kejriwal for allegedly lowering the reputation of parliament in a speech delivered in February. <br /><br />The court also did not accept a plea seeking directions from the court to register a case of sedition against Kejriwal's colleague Prashant Bhushan for his remarks on Kashmir made Sep 26, 2011.<br /><br />The court was hearing a private complaint filed by a law student, Vibhor Anand, who is seeking directions from the court to register a case against Kejriwal, Baba Ramdev and Prashant Bhushan. <br /><br />Anand, whose NGO based in West Patel Nagar in central Delhi provides legal aid to people, alleged that Kejriwal made an objectionable speech at a rally in Ghaziabad Feb 26 with malafide intention to lower the reputation of parliament.<br /><br />Anand alleged that Kejriwal had committed penal offences of sedition and criminal intimidation.<br /><br />The complainant had said Bhushan made the comments with "a malafide intention and sole motive to create panic among the masses and to disturb the constitutional set-up".<br />Anand added that Bhushan made provocative statements, which were anti-national, mischievous and clearly intended to cause public disorder and uproar in Kashmir and other parts of the nation.<br /><br />He had requested the court to lodge a case against Ramdev on charges of sedition and statements conducing to public mischief.<br /><br />According to the petition, Ramdev said parliamentarians were friends and slaves of money and did not like labourers.<br /><br /></p>
<p>A Delhi court Thursday dismissed a petition asking for a first information report (FIR) against activist-politician Arvind Kejriwal, his colleague Prashant Bhushan and yoga guru Baba Ramdev for allegedly lowering the reputation of parliament.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Metropolitan Magistrate Purshotam Pathak refused to give directions to lodge a FIR against Kejriwal for allegedly lowering the reputation of parliament in a speech delivered in February. <br /><br />The court also did not accept a plea seeking directions from the court to register a case of sedition against Kejriwal's colleague Prashant Bhushan for his remarks on Kashmir made Sep 26, 2011.<br /><br />The court was hearing a private complaint filed by a law student, Vibhor Anand, who is seeking directions from the court to register a case against Kejriwal, Baba Ramdev and Prashant Bhushan. <br /><br />Anand, whose NGO based in West Patel Nagar in central Delhi provides legal aid to people, alleged that Kejriwal made an objectionable speech at a rally in Ghaziabad Feb 26 with malafide intention to lower the reputation of parliament.<br /><br />Anand alleged that Kejriwal had committed penal offences of sedition and criminal intimidation.<br /><br />The complainant had said Bhushan made the comments with "a malafide intention and sole motive to create panic among the masses and to disturb the constitutional set-up".<br />Anand added that Bhushan made provocative statements, which were anti-national, mischievous and clearly intended to cause public disorder and uproar in Kashmir and other parts of the nation.<br /><br />He had requested the court to lodge a case against Ramdev on charges of sedition and statements conducing to public mischief.<br /><br />According to the petition, Ramdev said parliamentarians were friends and slaves of money and did not like labourers.<br /><br /></p>