By CJP Team
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) files complaints before the Uttar Pradesh Police against the multiple incidents of hate speech incidents in Mainpuri and Shamli districts. In both incidents speeches were delivered with intention to create enmity on grounds of religion. CJP in its complaint before Superintendence of Police, Mainpuri and District Magistrate, Mainpuri, filed on July 12, highlighted the hate speech delivered by preacher Swami Sachidanand (Serial hate offender) in Bainsroli, Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) against the Muslim and Christian citizens.
Swami through his speech, propagated false conspiracy theory against the Muslims and Christians. CJP also submitted the content of the speech before authorities, given by Swami that clearly attract prosecution under Sections 196 (Promoting enmity on grounds of religion), 197 (1), 299 (Malicious act to insult a religion), 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 353 (Statements conducing to public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Similarly, the other complaint filed by CJP on July 23 against the speaker of Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) and Rastriya Bajrang Dal over dehumanizing and islamophobia filled hate speech in an event in Kairana, Shamli (UP) on June 6, 2024. In event, a speaker associated with Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) and Rastriya Bajrang Dal delivered the provocative, communal hate speech with deliberate intention to promote religious enmity between citizens of this country.
CJP Complaint against Swami Sachidanand on July 12, 2024:
CJP in its complaint before Uttar Pradesh Police filed on July 12, highlighted that communal speech delivered by “Preacher”, Swami Sachidanand targeting Muslims and Christians for their religion. As per the details available, the said speech had been delivered by Swami Sachidanand on June 3, 2024 in Bainsroli, Mainpuri (U.P.). Through his speech he propagated false conspiracy theory about against the Muslims and Christians. The contents of the speech given by Swami attracts prosecution under Sections 196 (Promoting enmity on grounds of religion), 197 (1), 299 (Malicious act to insult a religion), 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 353 (Statements conducing to public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Swami Sachidanand gives communal and provocative speech and makes objectionable derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammad and Jesus Christ and attempts were made to defame him. He said in his speech that Prophet Mohammed neither spared a 6-year-old girl nor a 40-year-old woman he also called the Prophet a “big adulterer”. He further added in his speech that Jesus Christ had no character. Swami attempts to propagate a false narrative about Muslim citizens and with deliberate intention to create fear among the citizens of the country about Muslim and Christian citizens of the country.
The complaint filed against swami also mentioned that Swami, being the previous and habitual hate offender, endorsed the statement made by the former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma, uttering similar blasphemous remarks against Prophet Mohammad willfully and intentionally in his speech. As you well know, such kind of insightful and inflammatory statements can easily hurt the sentiment of a person with particular faith and beliefs and a threat to internal peace and harmony of the country. The speech delivered by Swami not only hurts the religious sentiments of Muslims and Christian citizens of the country but is also a provocation to violate the religious tolerance of the people and can create an atmosphere of communal rioting. Swami’s speech is clearly against the peace and tranquility by spreading hatred and promoting enmity on grounds of religion.
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