Civil society organisations demand action against hate speech in Jharkhand ( The Telegraph )

By Animesh Bisoee / The Telegraph 

Several civil society organisations (CSOs) have demanded Jharkhand chief secretary Sukhdev Singh and DGP Ajay Kumar Singh for action against hosting public meetings and social media posts aimed at inciting communal hatred in the state.

A delegation of Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, Sajha Manch, Adivasi Adhikar Manch and Ambedkar Vichar Manch on Monday afternoon met the chief secretary and the director general of police in this connection and hinted that such public meetings will increase before the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state.

A joint release issued to the media after the meeting claimed that leaders associated with different wings of BJP (the principal Opposition party in Jharkhand having a JMM-Congress-RJD alliance government) and RSS have been giving provocative speeches against Muslims and Christians by organising public meetings in Ranchi and other districts in the recent past.

“Hindutva leader Bhairav Singh incited people against Muslims and Christians in the name of Hindu religion at a public meeting held at Sukurhutu, Kanke, Ranchi on July 24. On the violence in Manipur, the same leader twisted facts and spoke against Christians and Adivasis with the aim of spreading religious hatred,” states the memorandum submitted to the chief secretary and the DGP.

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