Saiyada Khatoon is an MLA from Domariaganj. According to reports, she has  stated that she had been invited by the villagers of her constituency to participate in the programme on “Maha Chandi Yagya” on Sunday, and after a Ram Katha ceremony, had decided to visit the temple.

However, it became a contentious issue the next day of even when the chairman of the local panchayat, Dharmaraj Verma, along with other members of various Hindu organisations, performed purification rituals which included sprinkling Gangajal, reciting the Hanuman Chalisa in the temple.

Badhani Chafa’s Nagar Panchayat Chairperson Verma has defended these actions by asserting that the sanctity of the Samya Mata temple had been “compromised” by Khatoon’s visit. He alleged, “Samya Mata Mandir is a centre of faith for devotees. People throng the temple with dedication that was disrespected by the local MLA’s visit. She is non-vegetarian, and her visit affected the sanctity of the place.”

Khatoon has stated, that Verma is associated with the BJP and the Hindu Yuva Vahini.

Domariaganj Circle Officer Sujit Kumar Rai has informed the media that a police team was patrolling the area to prevent any potential flare ups. However, as of now, no formal complaint has been lodged regarding the incident, Rai has affirmed, “We will take appropriate action if a complaint is filed in this regard.”

Rai also confirmed that Khatoon had been invited at the behest of the local villagers. An organising committee for the Ram Katha had been formed by local villagers. The pujari of the temple, Sri Krishna Dutt Shukla has asserted that the SP MLA was invited for the event, she had spoken a few words of about peace and harmony and then left.  Shukla and a pujari named Prasad were part of a committee which had given the invitation to the Samajwadi Party MLA.

The superintendent of Police for Siddharthnagar, Abhishek Kumar Agarwal, stated, “We are inquiring into the incident and keeping a close eye on the development.”

Meanwhile, Saiyada Khatoon has stated that she will not refrain from visiting religious sites of all religion due to these acts.

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A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party leader Saiyada Khatoon who won from the Domariyaganj assembly seat by a margin of 771 votes, polling  85,098 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Raghavendra Pratap Singh’s 84,327 votes. She had lost to Singh in 2017 by a mere 171 votes and has now come back stronger.

But, even before she takes the oath as a legislator, she and 250 other unidentified people have been accused of allegedly raising “Pakistan Zindabad Islam Zindabad” slogans in Siddharthnagar district on Friday.

Circle Officer Ajay Kumar Srivastava told the media that the police took cognisance of the viral video and registered a case “against 250 unidentified people including SP MLA Saiyada Khatoon from Domariyaganj.” However, according to a report in Zeenews, the circle officer said that the police are still “verifying the viral video and identifying the people who raised slogans”. According to a report in Hindustan, the case included violation of section 144.

However Khatoon, told the media that she only reached her office late at night after receiving the election certificate and “was not at the spot” when the alleged slogans were raised. She added that this was an effort to defame her using an “edited video”. She added, “It is my priority to maintain peace and harmony in the region.”

In February, she had posted on her (as yet unverified) social media handle that “Abhimanyu Singh, in-charge of police station, Shivanagar Didai district, Siddharthnagar, is pressurizing the public to campaign and vote in favor of BJP by threatening to implicate them in the case. Even after the report of the Regional Inspector, no action has been taken against them so far.”

थाना शिवानगर डिड़ई जनपद सिद्धार्थनगर के थाना प्रभारी अभिमन्यु सिंह जनता मुकदमे में फसाने की धमकी दे कर बीजेपी के पक्ष में प्रचार एवं वोट करने का दबाव बना रहे हैं। क्षेत्रीय प्रवेक्षक के रिपोर्ट के बाद भी अभी तक उन पर कोई कार्यवाही नहीं हुई है ।@dgpup @ECISVEEP @Uppolice

— Saiyada Khatoon (@saiyada_khatoon) February 27, 2022

शुक्रिया अदा करती हूं, डुमरियागंज की जनता का,
यह चुनाव जनता लड़ रही थी, में उनके साथ खड़ी थी बस, और हम लोग चुनाव जीते भी,अब हम सब मिलकर डुमरियागंज का विकास करेगें, भले ही हमारी सरकार न बनी हो, लेकिन जो एक विधायक का काम होता है, में पूरी जिम्मेदारी के साथ करूंगी @saiyada_khatoon pic.twitter.com/4Ycm9mRu7K

— Ahmad Chaudhary (@AhmadCh89279054) March 10, 2022

The case registered on Friday was based on a complaint made by SSI Ramakant Saroj of Domariaganj police on Thursday night, stated news reports. The complaint alleged that “slogans were being raised at the SP office on Thursday night” and that it was in breach of Section 144 which was imposed in the area. On the basis of SSI’s complaint, the police registered a case under sections 143, 153 (A), 188 and 505 (2) against the unidentified SP supporters, and Syeda Khatoon on Friday.

However, it is not yet known if any case has been registered against the now ousted MLA of Domariyaganj Raghavendra Pratap Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who had claimed that if he were elected again, Muslims will wear tilaks. He is a well known serial hate offender in Uttar Pradesh.

यूपी/सिद्धार्थनगर-abuse content

“चुनाव जीतने के बाद उतरवा देंगे लाउडस्पीकर”

डुमरियागंज विधानसभा से भाजपा प्रत्याशी (वर्तमान विधायक) राघवेंद्र प्रताप सिंह का विवादित वीडियो वायरल

In the video, BJP MLAs are seen making abusive language and threats against the Muslim community pic.twitter.com/wJLDBaQY5L

— Rajan Chaudhary (@EditorRajan) February 15, 2022

The relentless hate mongering of BJP MLA Raghvendra Pratap Singh has led CJP to file another complaint against him before the State Election Commission (SEC) of Uttar Pradesh for delivering another speech during his election campaign. The earlier instance of hate speech was also brought to the attention of the SEC via a complaint dated February 15. Within a week of this complaint, CJP came across another video of Singh, where he was again seen addressing a crowd of voters during one of his campaigns and can be heard saying, “Any Hindu who doesn’t vote for me has Miyan (slang for Muslims) blood in his veins. He’s a traitor. He is a b***ard son of Jaichand. He’s a h****khor son of his father…I am giving warning this time…traitors of Hindu religion will be destroyed.”

“Even after this warning of mine, if they don’t understand, I will show you what Raghvendra Singh can do. If you humiliate me I will bear it but if you betray the Hindu society, I will destroy you,” he added.

Poetic justice. Lost to Saiyada Khatoon of the Samajwadi Party. pic.twitter.com/L3exNxgyrs

— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) March 10, 2022

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Saiyada Khatoon of Samajwadi Party (SP) has defeated the incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Domariyaganj Raghavendra Pratap Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Khatoon’s victory is a resounding slap in the face of divisive forces, given how Singh had claimed that if he were elected again, Muslims will wear tilaks.

Saiyada Khatoon has won from the Domariyaganj assembly seat  by a margin of  771 votes, polling  85,098 votes against Singh’s 84,327 votes. She had lost to Singh in 2017 by a mere 171 votes and has come back stronger. 

Singh who is said to be devoted to Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister Adityanath, had had an anti-Msulim stance during his election campaign. He had made shocking statements such as, “If you make me MLA again, they (Muslims) will stop wearing skullcaps and start applying tilaks.” Singh also claimed that after he got elected in the last election, “250 acres of land belonging to Muslims got confiscated, their shops destroyed.” He asked the crowds, “Will there be Jai Shri Ram or Walekum Salam in Domariyaganj? Durga ji is here with us, promising once in front of her.” and, “Any Hindu who doesn’t vote for me has Miyan blood!” 

In the run up to elections, the relentless hate mongering of BJP MLA Raghvendra Pratap Singh had been noted by team CJP and another complaint against him was filed before the State Election Commission (SEC) of Uttar Pradesh for delivering another speech during his election campaign. The earlier instance of hate speech was also brought to the attention of the SEC via a complaint dated February 15. Within a week of this complaint, CJP came across another video of Singh, where he was again seen addressing a crowd of voters during one of his campaigns and can be heard saying, “Any Hindu who doesn’t vote for me has Miyan (slang for Muslims) blood in his veins. He’s a traitor. He is a b***ard son of Jaichand. He’s a h****khor son of his father…I am giving warning this time…traitors of Hindu religion will be destroyed.” He added, “Even after this warning of mine, if they don’t understand, I will show you what Raghvendra Singh can do. If you humiliate me I will bear it but if you betray the Hindu society, I will destroy you!”    

The complaint urges that these “serial hate offences and hate crimes are evaluated and acted upon for what they are, not individual misdemeanours but concerted attempts to not only vitiate the social and political atmosphere but –in brazen violation of Indian criminal law and election law –criminally intimidate voters and also indulge in a corrupt electoral practice.”

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