HYDERABAD: The police arrested BJP Goshamahal MLA T. Raja Singh within the morning and the celebration suspended him for his alleged objectionable feedback on a faith. He launched on conditional bail within the night.
The BJP additionally held out the potential for his expulsion following alleged derogatory and objectionable remarks in a video Raja Singh posted on Monday evening on YouTube, The video was subsequently faraway from the platform. Nevertheless, earlier than it was taken down, it rapidly made the rounds on varied social media platforms, angering folks belonging to a sure neighborhood.
Offended teams of individuals, upset with the content material of Raja Singh’s put up, started protesting. Whilst AIMIM MLAs Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala and Kausar Mohiuddin, amongst different celebration leaders, took to the streets to pacify the crowds, a case was filed towards the BJP MLA on the Dabeerpura police station.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi stated the video contained derogatory and objectionable remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Owaisi demanded an intensive investigation into the episode to make sure the BJP MLA was appropriately punished.
Owaisi alleged that Raja Singh’s feedback had been designed to destroy communal concord in Hyderabad and Telangana, and added that inciting Muslims had now grow to be a coverage for the BJP.
Tuesday’s arrest of Raja Singh and his subsequent launch after excessive drama throughout the day, was preceded by his stiff opposition to comic Munawar Faruqui’s present within the metropolis on August 20.
This isn’t the primary time that Raja Singh butted heads with the comic. Late final 12 months, Faruqui’s present was cancelled following threats of disruption from Raja Singh. This time, the present was held amidst tight safety. Raja Singh had stated that he would put up a ‘comedy’ video in response, and it was this video that resulted in his arrest and suspension from the celebration.
On the Nampally prison courts the place Raja Singh was produced after his arrest, tensions ran excessive for a while with teams of supporters from either side gathering. The state of affairs, nonetheless, by no means acquired out of hand due to heavy police presence and caning of each teams by the police to disperse them.
Raja Singh’s lawyer Ok. Karuna Sagar advised reporters exterior the courthouse that the police didn’t comply with due process in arresting Raja Singh and the police’ remand request was rejected by the courtroom. Raja Singh has been launched on a private bail of Rs.20,000, he stated.
