In a rather insensitive comment coming from popular Bollywood playback singer, Abhijeet Bhattacharya he has equated those living on the footpaths with dogs. He has said the road does not belong to the ancestors of the poor.
Kutta rd pe soyega kutte ki maut marega, roads garib ke baap ki nahi hai I ws homles an year nvr slept on rd @BeingSalmanKhan @sonakshisinha
— abhijeet (@abhijeetsinger) May 6, 2015
Mumbai ke road Aur footpath pe sone ka shauk hai ?? Y not at your village no vehicles to kill u.. Support @BeingSalmanKhan @sonakshisinha
— abhijeet (@abhijeetsinger) May 6, 2015
Suicide is crime so is sleeping on footpath..80% homeles film ppl strugld achievd stardom but never slept on footpath @BeingSalmanKhan
— abhijeet (@abhijeetsinger) May 6, 2015
His comment came after Bollywood actor Salman Khan was on Wednesday held guilty of all chargs in the 2002 hit-and-run case by a Sessions court in Mumbai and was sentenced to five years in jail. The judge told Salman that it had been proved that he was driving the car, which killed one person and injured four others.
Salman was granted an intermim Bail by Bombay HC. Salman has been booked under Section 304 A of the Indian Penal Code (rash and negligent driving), 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing minor injuries), 338 (causing major injuries) and 427 (negligence) in connection with the case.
The verdict, which has broken the hearts of millions of Salman’s fans across the country, will also adversely affect his forthcoming films like ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’.