Bahujan Samaj Get together (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday (October 6, 2024) criticised priest Yati Narsinghanand for his alleged hate speech and demanded that the Centre and the State Authorities ought to take strict motion in opposition to him.
“In Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, the Mahant of Dasna Devi Temple as soon as once more made hate speeches in opposition to Islam, which has created unrest and pressure in your complete space and lots of components of the nation. The police took motion in opposition to the protesters, however the principle culprits remained unpunished,” the previous Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister mentioned in a publish on X.
“The Indian Structure ensures secularism, that’s, equal respect for all religions. Due to this fact, it’s the duty of the Central- and the State Governments to take strict authorized motion in opposition to those that violate it so that there’s peace within the nation and improvement isn’t hindered,” she mentioned in one other publish.
Yati Narsinghanand has been booked for hate speech after he allegedly made objectionable remarks in opposition to Prophet Muhammad that sparked protests in Ghaziabad and different States.
A big crowd had gathered exterior the Dasna Devi temple within the district the place he presides to protest in opposition to him on Friday (October 4, 2024) evening after movies of his inflammatory remarks appeared on-line following which safety was stepped up across the premises.
Priest Narsinghanand has a number of instances in opposition to him, together with for allegedly making a hate speech at a conclave in Haridwar in December 2021, and was out on bail.
An FIR had been lodged in opposition to 150 folks on the grievance of Sub-Inspector Bhanu, the in-charge of Dasna police outpost, on the Wave Metropolis police station over the protest exterior the Dasna temple on Friday.
Protests in J&Okay over Yati Narsinghanand’s alleged remarks in opposition to Prophet Muhammad
“An FIR was registered in opposition to the priest in Maharashtra’s Amravati metropolis on Saturday (October 5, 2024), which noticed violent protests in opposition to his remarks exterior the Nagpuri Gate police station by which 21 police personnel had been injured and 10 police vans had been broken throughout stone pelting by a mob on Friday evening,” in line with officers.
“A case below BNS Sections 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage spiritual emotions of any class by insulting its faith or spiritual beliefs), 302 (deliberately uttering phrases to intentionally wound the spiritual sentiments of one other particular person), 197 (actions that hurt nationwide integration) and others was registered in opposition to priest Narsinghanand on the Nagpuri Gate police station over his alleged objectionable remarks,” the police mentioned.
Revealed – October 06, 2024 11:20 am IST