A day after T Raja Singh released a derogatory video on Prophet Muhammad, on Tuesday morning, the Hyderabad Police arrested him.
New Delhi: Hours after his arrest for his derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad, the BJP on Tuesday expelled T Raja Singh, an MLA in Hyderabad. The party also gave him 10 days’ time and asked him to reply to a showcause on why he should not be expelled from BJP.
A day after Singh released a derogatory video on Prophet Muhammad, on Tuesday morning, the Hyderabad Police arrested him. On Monday, the city marked protests against Singh’s comments in some pockets, including, in front of Hyderabad Police Commissioner C V Anand’s office.
According to reports, a case was registered against Singh under various sections of the Indian Penal Code related to promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, and criminal intimidation, among others, the police said.
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Slamming Singh for his comments, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, “Has it become their official policy that they aren’t satisfied with Nupur Sharma and they are making other MLAs say things? People are angry. People have tears in their eyes. Why are they saying things like this about Prophet Muhammad? Our demand is that the BJP should stop doing all this. People can see how much you hate the Prophet.”
During his arrest, Singh told the media that his alleged derogatory video was pulled down but he will upload the next part of the video after his release. “They removed my video from YouTube. I don’t know what the police will do. After I am released, the second part (of the video) will certainly be uploaded. I am doing it for dharma. I am ready to die for dharma,” Singh said.
On Friday, the Hyderabad Police had detained BJP MLA T Raja Singh ahead of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show in the city on Saturday. Raja had threatened of dire consequences if Faruqui’s show was allowed.
Singh, in a recent video message, had informed his supporters that Farouqui’s show has been confirmed at hall number 3 of the HITEX convention centre on August 20. He requested his followers purchase some tickets of the show. In the video, he was heard saying, “I am against this show. He has insulted my gods and what are we expected to do? We request the police to cancel this show and don’t let the city’s peace and harmony be disturbed. Request Muslims to join us and oppose him. And if police don’t pay heed to our requests, should we sit idle?”
