A case for treason was lodged against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray and party’s four MLAs for manhandling Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi for taking oath in Hindi in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha recently.

The case was lodged at a local Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court against Raj Thackeray and MLAs Rajesh Banjle, Ram Kadam, Basant Geete and Shishir Shinde.

They have been charged with degrading Hindi, the national language, and the Indian Constitution by objecting the MLA on taking oath in Hindi and indulging in violence.

The court has fixed November 21 as the next date of hearing into the case.

UNI