Yati Narsinghanand: No Stopping His Hate Speeches
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By Linus Garg
First publised on 2022-04-04 14:08:10
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Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.
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The temple chief of Dasna Devi temple in Dasna town of Ghaziabad district, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, once again made an intemperate and inflammatory speech at a gathering in Delhi. He called upon Hindus to become "mards" by picking up arms and also said that if India has a Muslim prime minister, 50% of the Hindus will convert in 20 years and the rest will be wiped out. He made this speech at a so-called Hindu Mahapanchayat attended by some 500-600 people in Burari in Delhi. The meeting was also attended by Suresh Chauhanke, the chief editor of Sudarshan News. The Delhi police have registered an FIR against Narsinghanand and others those who addressed the gathering for trying to cause enmity between communities. Some journalists were also assaulted at the venue and a second FIR has been registerd on their complaint. The meeting was organized by Preet Singh, the president of Save India Foundation. Singh had also arranged the meeting at Jantar Mantar some months ago when slogans were raised against Muslims.
Narsinghanand is out on bail after being arrested earlier in the Haridwar hate speech case. But he is not going to mend his ways. It also shows that people like him give a hoot for law and justice (he had threatened policemen in UP with dire consequences if he was arrested). The way he repeatedly indulges in hate speech from any platform he is invited to shows that he is becoming dangerous and very soon his speeches are likely to start a riot or riots. There is an urgent need to act against these persons who try to incite one community against another. Since there is no law (and there cannot be, in a democracy) to prevent such persons from making such speeches, at least the punishment under the law that recognizes hate speeches must be swift and exemplary so that these people are not allowed to carry on with their divisive and hateful agenda.
