Suspended BJP legislator T. Raja Singh was arrested again on Thursday, apparently in connection with “old cases”. Hyderabad police served a notice to the legislator under section 41 of CrPC.
Amid the ongoing turbulence in Telangana following protests against suspended BJP leader T Raja Singh for his alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, the security near the Charminar was strengthened on Thursday.
This came in the wake of a massive protest here on August 23. Earlier, a large crowd of protesters gathered at Shalibanda in Hyderabad over the alleged remarks of the suspended BJP leader. The police took the situation under control after a lathi charge.
Hours before his detention for alleged remarks on Prophet Mohammed, suspended BJP leader accused Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao of pursuing vote bank politics and said that he had targeted only Munawar Faruqui, not any religion in his previous video.
Singh also slammed Asaduddin Owaisi, alleging that the AIMIM chief “had a hand in igniting communal violence” and that “police have become a puppet of Owaisi”. Protests erupted in Telangana following the alleged remarks by the suspended BJP leader on Prophet Mohammed. Singh was arrested on Tuesday and was released following court orders. He was detained today by police.
In the latest self-made video, Singh claimed he had protested against the conduct of the programme of comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad, and had urged Minister KTR not to allow the event to take place. However, he alleged that KTR allowed the programme to take place dismissing his request “due to the vote bank politics”.
“What is the reason behind the communal atmosphere that is there in Telangana today? Various things are
being shown in the national media. We had protested against the programme of Munawar Faruqui three months ago. The programme was cancelled then with the help of the police. Munawar Faruqui contacted KCR’s son KTR on Twitter and sought permission to conduct the programme. KTR is an atheist. He invites Faruqui, gives him police protection. He made the programme successful,” Singh said.
“I had urged the DGP, Commissioner before the programme not to allow it to take place for a person (comedian) who had made inappropriate comments on Lord Ram and Goddess Sita. I urged KTR for 10 days not to let the programme take place, but his ego came in between. It is because of the vote bank politics, thinking if the programme is cancelled, the BJP would benefit, and if the programme is a success, it would benefit TRS and AIMIM,” Singh alleged.
He claimed that he had “not taken the name of Prophet anywhere in that video” and had only targeted Faruqui.
“I had said that if his show is conducted then I would also do a comedy show on August 22. My target was Faruqui, but it is unfortunate that some people said that I made a video referring to the Prophet. I want to say to those people that I have not taken the name of the Prophet anywhere in that video. My target was Faruqui and I did comedy on him,” he said.
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