Moulana Tauqeer Raza Khan of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for spreading hatred against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weeks after he referred to the Indian PM as Dhritrashtra.
Dhritrashtra, a character from Mahabharata- is guilty of having watched meekly when his sons Duryodhana and the other 99 other sons indulged in excesses – during his reign – is guilty of having watched meekly when his sons Duryodhana and the other 99 other sons indulged in excesses over people.
Moulana Tauqeer who also heads the Dargah at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and has thousands of followers in India and Pakistan had also demanded sedition cases against those who are demanding a Hindu Rashtra. He had made the comments in the backdrop of the Hindu nationalists’ demand of booking people demanding Khalistan under sedition cases.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hemraj Meena said that the case was registered against Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, accused of making provocative statements and objectionable remarks against the Prime Minister at Nagphani police station.
Addressing a press conference in Moradabad last weekend, the Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief had said that the government which files a case of treason against those demanding Khalistan should also do the same with those who demand a Hindu Rashtra.
On the basis of a video obtained through the media, he has been booked under 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence), 295 (outraging religious feelings) and 505-2 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the IPC for inciting communal feelings and making objectionable comments and further action will be taken after checking viral videos, the SSP said.