Mumbai cops book suspended BJP leader in hate speech case
Singh was booked on Monday under Section 153-A (1) (a) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly making provocative comments that will promote or create enmity between two communities and disrupt religious harmony.
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T Raja Singh Suspended BJP MLA from Telangana T Raja Singh has been booked by the Dadar police nearly two months after he delivered an alleged hate speech at Hindu Sakal Samaj Morcha in Mumbai on January 29.
Singh was booked on Monday under Section 153-A (1) (a) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly making provocative comments that will promote or create enmity between two communities and disrupt religious harmony.
According to the FIR, the police received an application by a representative of the Sakal Hindu Samaj in January seeking permission to hold a social programme on January 29. In the letter, it was informed that a march is being organised by the Sakal Hindu Samaj from Shivaji Park to Maharashtra State Labor Welfare Board in Dadar, demanding strict law against those who abuse women and hinder their safety and dignity, as well as for women who are victims of social malpractices.
The FIR stated that the march was allowed by the police. Accordingly, a rally was held in which Singh delivered a speech that went viral on social media.
A senior officer said, “… some of its contents would hamper religious harmony and create division between communities on the basis of religion and also increase enmity between two religions. Hence, after verifying that the speech was delivered by MLA Raja Singh, he was booked.”
While BJP leaders who participated in the rally did not speak on the dias on January 29, Singh addressed the crowd for almost 30 minutes. “It is time the Hindu community gets together and stands up against domination by a community. Our sisters and daughters are falling prey to these systematic schemes by a community. I urge every Hindu to boycott the purchase of any goods from shops run by members of the minority community,” he had said.
Singh was arrested last August for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad in a video posted on social media. Soon after his remarks sparked a row, he was suspended by the BJP.
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