Nishka Srinivas Veluvali
Published On: December 24, 2021 at 20:10 IST
Uttarakhand Police have registered a Case against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, formerly named as Wasim Rizvi, for passing unacceptable and provoking statements against the Islam religion during Dharam Sansad assembly conducted in Haridwar.
The religious assembly that is being known as Haridwar Hate Assembly ignited displeasure among the minority communities after the videos of Hindu leaders’ inciting hate speeches and violence surfaced on the public platform.
Jitendra Narayan Tyagi has been Charged for intentionally hurting the religious sentiments of many people who follow Islam. The speech was telecasted on Facebook.
Gulbahar Khan had filed a first information report (FIR) against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi at Haridwar Kotwali.
The Police Officials in Hindi tweeted that, “Taking cognizance of the video that is going viral on social media for spreading hatred by giving provocative speeches against a particular religion, a case has been registered against Wasim Rizvi alias Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others under Section 153A IPC in Kotwali Haridwar and legal proceedings are in progress.”
This religious assembly was held from December 17 to December 19 that is a three-day assembly and was hosted by Yati Narsinghanand, a controversial person known for making communal statements.
Following this, RTI activist and Trinamool leader Saket Gokhale claimed that he had filed a complaint in the SHO of the Jawalapur Police Station opposing the Organisers and Speakers of the religious assembly.