Thackeray faces yet another suit

In her petition, Sakhare has alleged that the Sena chief8217;s verbal tirade during the rally went against 8220;the decency and dignity of women.8221; She described the Sena supremo8217;s speech as a 8220;glaring instance of gender-bias8221; violative of fundamental rights granted under Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

Sakhare also accused the police of inaction when she lodged a complaint against the Senachief after the controversial election rally held on February 7 this year at Katol. She had lodged a complaint with the Katol police on February 26 but the police sidelined her plaint as a non-cognisable offence, the petition said.

Her writ petition comes close on the heels of a similar plea filed by the Katol-based Congress activists in the lower court there. The lower court had sought an English translation of Thackeray8217;s speech, in which he is alleged to have made derogatory references to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her predecessor Sitaram Kesri and party leader Saroj Khaparde.