Hindutva supporters attending a mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Palwal district on Wednesday called upon Hindus to emulate Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, one of the persons accused in the murder of two Muslim men from Rajasthan, reported The Print.
“Monu Manesar is a protector of cows and to protect cows, he has taken bullets of these jihadis [cow smugglers],” Bharat Bhushan, a member of the Hindutva outfit said. “Monu is not a gangster, he is someone who gave his life for the protection of cows.”
Local Bajrang Dal leader Munish Bhardwaj said at the event that Hindus should act like Manesar and his aides to strengthen their community.
The event held at Hathin town of Palwal was attended by more than 400 members, including leaders of the Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Hindu Sena, according to The Wire.
Manesar is among the five men booked for allegedly murdering Rajasthan residents Nasir and Junaid, whose charred bodies were found in a car in Haryana’s Bhiwani district on February 16. The families of the two Muslim men have alleged that they were abducted by cow vigilantes.
Of the five accused persons, only one man named Rinku Saini has been arrested so far.
On Tuesday too, a mahapanchayat was held in Haryana’s Manesar district, where the speakers had warned the Rajasthan Police against taking any action against the Monu Manesar. Those who attended the Manesar event asserted that they would not back down “if they have to give or take life” in order to protect cows.
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