Police pull the plug on meet over Nuh in Delhi after hate speeches

Alleged hate speeches against Muslims and remarks provoking Hindus against the minority community were made by speakers at the Hindu Mahapanchayat organised at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday to discuss the July 31 communal violence in Nuh, police officers aware of the matter said.

 

Yati Narsinghanand, the controversial head priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi temple, were among the speakers for which the police gave “verbal permission”, according to the organisers. The police, however, denied giving permission to hold the event.

According to officers present at the venue, they intervened and stopped the event when the speakers started giving hate speeches. They said that they removed Yati Narsinghanand from the venue and dispersed nearly 100 people who had assembled to participate in the event.

The event came just nine days after the Supreme Court on August 11 said that hate speeches against any religious community are unacceptable. “Some sensitisation has to be done among the police force. On that we would like the assistance of Centre and states. There are problem areas. After all, it is in the interest of everybody to have peace,” the Supreme Court said in its observation over alleged hate speeches and Muslim boycott calls given in the wake of communal clashes in Nuh.

Clashes erupted between Hindus and Muslims in Nuh on July 31, after mobs attacked a religious procession organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal. In the violence, which spread to nearby Gurugram as well, at least six people died while 88 others were injured.