Six people including BJP member Ashwini Upadhyay have been arrested by the Delhi for raising violent anti Muslim slogans at a protest at Jantar Mantar.
This brazen protest took place only a few kilometers from the Parliament. Former BJP spokesperson and Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay is believed to be one of the organizers of the protest.
The arrests come after outrage over videos that showed a group shouting egregious slogans threatening Muslims at Jantar Mantar, a protest site in the heart of Delhi.
In clips on social media, “Ram, Ram” chants were raised along with threats to kill Muslims. “Hindustan mein rehna hoga jai shri ram kehna hoga (To stay in India, must say Jai Shri Ram),”
In a statement, Mr Upadhyay had said the march against outdated colonial laws was organised by Save India Foundation. “I don’t have any relation with Save India Foundation Trust. I was a guest like Mr. RVS Mani, Mr. Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mr. Gajendra Chauhan. We reached at around 11:00 and left at 12:00. I never met these miscreants,” he said in a statement.
The arrests made by Delhi police on Monday include Save India’s director Preet Singh. The others are Vinod Sharma, Deepak Singh, Vineet Kranti and a suspect identified only by one name, Deepak.