Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- The Afzalgunj Police have booked Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) City President Nithin Nandhkar for allegedly using derogatory language and organising a public gathering in Jambagh without prior permission.

The incident took place during Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti celebrations near Navrang Juice Center on February 19.

Nandhkar was speaking on a stage set up on the road to a gathering of around 250 people, leading to a massive traffic jam.

His speech targeted the newly elected Mumbra Corporation and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Sahar Yunus Shaikh, who had earlier made the controversial "We will paint Mumbra green" in her victory speech. Her statement drew the ire of right-wing ...