<p>Filmmaker Aisha Sultana, who was booked under sedition charges by Lakshadweep police, on Monday moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail.</p>.<p>In her plea, Sultana said there is a possibility of her arrest, if she reaches Kavaratti.</p>.<p>Police have asked her to appear at Kavaratti police station on June 20.</p>.<p>Sultana was booked on June 10 on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of Covid-19 in the union territory during a TV debate.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/who-is-aisha-sultana-lakshadweep-activist-facing-sedition-charges-996970.html" target="_blank">Read | Who is Aisha Sultana, Lakshadweep activist facing sedition charges?</a></strong></p>.<p>The complaint was filed by the BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader.</p>.<p>Sultana hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep.</p>.<p>According to the FIR lodged by the Kavaratti police, a case under sections 124 A (sedition) and 153 B (hate speech) of the Indian Penal code has been registered against the filmmaker.</p>.<p>In his complaint filed with the Kavaratti police on Wednesday, Khader said Sultana, during a debate in a Malayalam TV channel, had alleged that the Central government used biological weapons for the spread of Covid-19 in Lakshadweep.</p>.<p>The BJP leader, in his complaint, has alleged that Sultana's was an anti-national act, which tarnished the "patriotic image" of the central government.</p>.<p>He sought action against her.</p>.<p>The BJP's Lakshadweep unit had staged a protest in the islands seeking action against the filmmaker.</p>.<p>Lakshadweep has been witnessing protests by various political parties since the administration started implementing reform measures in the islands</p>
<p>Filmmaker Aisha Sultana, who was booked under sedition charges by Lakshadweep police, on Monday moved the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail.</p>.<p>In her plea, Sultana said there is a possibility of her arrest, if she reaches Kavaratti.</p>.<p>Police have asked her to appear at Kavaratti police station on June 20.</p>.<p>Sultana was booked on June 10 on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of Covid-19 in the union territory during a TV debate.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/who-is-aisha-sultana-lakshadweep-activist-facing-sedition-charges-996970.html" target="_blank">Read | Who is Aisha Sultana, Lakshadweep activist facing sedition charges?</a></strong></p>.<p>The complaint was filed by the BJP's Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader.</p>.<p>Sultana hails from Chetiath island in Lakshadweep.</p>.<p>According to the FIR lodged by the Kavaratti police, a case under sections 124 A (sedition) and 153 B (hate speech) of the Indian Penal code has been registered against the filmmaker.</p>.<p>In his complaint filed with the Kavaratti police on Wednesday, Khader said Sultana, during a debate in a Malayalam TV channel, had alleged that the Central government used biological weapons for the spread of Covid-19 in Lakshadweep.</p>.<p>The BJP leader, in his complaint, has alleged that Sultana's was an anti-national act, which tarnished the "patriotic image" of the central government.</p>.<p>He sought action against her.</p>.<p>The BJP's Lakshadweep unit had staged a protest in the islands seeking action against the filmmaker.</p>.<p>Lakshadweep has been witnessing protests by various political parties since the administration started implementing reform measures in the islands</p>