FIR registered against #HaridwarHateAssembly but what about Owaisi's hate-mongering speech?

New Delhi, Dec 24: After speeches of leaders like Yati Narsinghanand and other Hindu leaders went viral, an FIR has been filed in Uttarakhand over the speeches that claimed to spread hate and violence against Muslims.

 

Based on the complaint and the videos that are going viral on social media, leading to an outrage on Twitter, the Uttarakhand police booked Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others under section 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.).

 

 

It should be noted that the complaint was filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi. He instructed Uttarakhand president, Nayyer Kazmi and his team after which an FIR was filed. AIMIM had furthered said that if the police does not take appropriate action, the party would launch a statewide agitation against the state and the people involved in the event.

 

 

Soon after this development by Owaisi took place, another video went viral on social media where Owaisi was seen threatening the police and Hindus at large. In this video, the honourable MP is also spitting hate against a particular community which was not noticed before the Hardiwar hate conclave happened.

 

In the speech, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said, “I want to tell the police. Remember this. Yogi will not be the Chief Minister forever. Modi will not remain the Prime Minister forever. We Muslims are silent because of the times, but remember we will not forget the injustice. We will remember your injustice. Allah, by his powers, will destroy you, Inshallah. We will remember. Times will change. Then who will come to save you. When Yogi will go back to his mutta, when Modi will go to the mountains, then who will come to save you. Remember, we will not forget”.

 

 

The way is Owaisi is putting out it in the public might be in veiled manner but it cannot be ignored. Interestingly, he is playing the victim and filing a complaint against hate speech. But why there is no FIR has been filed against Owaisi for this provocative speech that he delivered in Uttar Pradesh. Just because nobody has raised objection against his hate speech prior to Haridwar Hate Assembly incident, does it mean that it is right thing to do? Is this what secularism is about? Is this what non-discrimination about? The speech of Owaisi that is going viral appears to be from the 12th of December from Kanpur.