Congress chief Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday mentioned BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks at a operate in Karnataka’s Shivamogga are a transparent instance of hate speech and he would transfer the Supreme Court docket towards her.
Ramesh mentioned he would file a case towards Thakur within the apex courtroom because the police in Karnataka wouldn’t act towards the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) MP. Karnataka is at the moment being dominated by the BJP and the Meeting polls are due within the state early subsequent yr.
“BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks made in Karnataka are a transparent instance of hate speech and I’d be transferring the Supreme Court docket towards her for making such remarks,” the previous Union minister advised PTI.
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He mentioned Thakur’s remarks clearly search to divide the society, whereas claiming that the native police wouldn’t act towards her because the BJP is in energy within the southern state.
Thakur mentioned Hindus have the best to answer those that assault them and their dignity as she spoke in regards to the killing of Hindu activists.
She additionally referred to as on Hindus to at the very least hold the knives of their properties sharp, as everybody has the best to guard themselves.
Talking on the Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s southern area annual conference at Shivamogga on Sunday, the BJP MP from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh advised the gathering to present a befitting reply to anybody who “infiltrates our home”.
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“Preserve weapons in your properties. If nothing else, at the very least hold the knives used to chop greens sharp…. Do not know what state of affairs will come up when…. Everybody has the best to self-protection. If somebody infiltrates our home and assaults us, giving a befitting reply is our proper,” she mentioned.
“Love jihad. They’ve a practice of jihad. If nothing, they do love jihad. Even when they love, they do jihad in that. We (Hindus) too love, love the god, a sanyasi loves his god,” Thakur mentioned.
Talking on the operate, she additionally mentioned, “A sanyasi says that on this world created by the god, finish all of the oppressors and sinful. If not, the true definition of affection won’t survive right here. So reply these concerned in love jihad the identical means. Shield your women, train them the best values.”