A Jamshedpur court on  Thursday issued a warrant of arrest against chief of Maharashtra [ Images ] Navanirman Sena (MNS), Raj Thackeray [ Images ] for his alleged derogatory remarks on chhat festival, popular among North Indians, "hurting" the religious sentiments.

The court of 1st class judicial magistrate A K Tiwari has issued the bailable arrest warrant against Thackeray in connection with a petition lodged by a local lawyer Hameed Raza Khan.

Accusing Thackeray of hurting the religious sentiments of a section of society, Khan had filed the case under section 153 (rioting), 295A (a non-bailable section for hurting the religious sentiments) and 298 IPC.