New Delhi, Feb 26 (Inditop.com) A Jammu and Kashmir politician has moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the central government to scrap various criminal cases filed against noted painter M.F. Husain for allegedly making obscene paintings of Hindu gods and goddesses.

In his lawsuit filed in the apex court treasury, J&K National Panthers’ Party chief Bhim Singh has also sought direction to the government to bring back Husain to the country from Qatar, where he is living in self-exile since 2006.