In Vijayapura, Karnataka, on March 4, BJP leader T Raja Singh was reportedly invited as chief guess at an event celebrating Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj. At the event, he reportedly stirred controversy with a speech containing inflammatory remarks against Muslims. The event which was reportedly organised by Janatha Seva Group, saw Singh using derogatory language while also reportedly encouraging attendees to take a pledge for a ‘war’ against “love jihad and religious conversions.”
“History is witness, that these slurs have always attacked from the back. They don’t have the guts to fight from the front. They will always attack from the back, that is their nature. When you people were in the parliament, you said that Babri was, will be there and you say you will tell your coming generations about the martyrdom of Babri Masjid. Then, listen, we will also tell our generations about Veer Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj’s bravery and Sahu Maharaj’s bravery. I will tell these slurs who say slogans favouring Pakistan, child this is Bharat. And in Bharat, the saffron (bhagwa) rules. And in Bhagwa rule, who says Pakistan Zindabad, they will be kicked. We need to prepare veers (soldiers) like Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj. Because back in the day, there was only one Afzal Khan…but now, there is one ‘Afzal Khan’ in every lane. So we need to prepare as many Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj. You have to be prepared and ready.”
This is from #Vijayapura, #Karnataka.
On March 4, #BJP leader #TRajaSingh delivers #HateSpeech against #Muslims at an event organized by Janatha Seva Group. While using abusive language, he administered an oath to start a war against “love jihad and religious conversions.” pic.twitter.com/oNtlBUz96W
— Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) March 6, 2024
“I will protect my desh, and until I am alive, I will protect my dharma. I will fight a war against religious conversion, ‘love-jihad’. I will protect my cow, I will protect my women.”
As per the page Hate Detectors, a case has been registered against both BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Telangana’s Goshamahal MLA T. Raja Singh following their speech at the event in Karnataka. The case was filed after a complaint registered by Congress leader Mohammed Tapal, has led to the registration of charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 153, 506, 504, and 505(2). As per reports, the Gandhi Chowk police are actively pursuing the investigation into this matter.
Singh also spoke to NavBharat Times, and stated the following.
“We will not let you forget how Babri Masjid was fallen and the way our Ram Sevaks worked, we will not let our generation forget. If Owaisi is crying because of one Ram Mandir. Owaisi has to cry more. We have to take Mathura and Kashi and all 40,000 thousand mosques made after temples were broken, we have to take back all of that.”
Known for his repeated use of hate speech against religious minorities in India, T. Raja Singh has gathered over a hundred cases filed against him, as per news reports. In the state assembly elections last year in Telangana, the BJP had revoked the suspension of T. Raja Singh. Singh, a notorious offender for hate speech. He had been previously suspended from the party by the BJP itself following incendiary comments targeting Muslims.
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