Mumbai, March 26 The Maharashtra legislative council has ordered the implementation of a motion that recommended a five-day jail term for a young man from Akola for publishing false news against NCP MLA Amol Mitkari on a YouTube channel.
The young man, Ankush Gawande, had been asked to be present before the House on Wednesday to apologize for the false news.
Along with Gawande, journalists Ganesh Sonawane, Harshada Sonawane, and Amol Nandurkar had also published false news on the 'Satya Ladha' YouTube channel against Mitkari. The three journalists apologized in the House and were released with a warning.
"However, Gawande did not appear despite the House's orders. Therefore, the punishment against him should be implemented," Council Chairman Ram Shinde said on Wednesday.
The Upper House passed a motion on Tuesday recommending a five-day jail term for failing to apologize.
In another case, the council also accepted an apology from NCP (SP) leader Suryakant More for making objectionable remarks against Shinde and members of the House.
On Tuesday, the House passed a motion recommending a seven-day jail term for More.
The council also extended the time given to the privilege committee to submit its report on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare and comedian Kunal Kamra for mocking Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde until the last day of the next state legislative session.