NEW DELHI: Staunch H0indutva supporter and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad Raja Singh has again harped on his infamous anti-Muslim tirade by accusing the community members this time of starting a ‘thook jihad.’
‘Thook jihad’ is a conspiracy theory developed by the Hindu right wing against Muslims as it accuses Muslims of selling their edible merchandise after spitting on them.
Raja Singh in a purported video from Hyderabad is heard delivering a speech and stating that it is essential for the Telangana government to create a law similar to that of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where vendors are mandated to display the name of the shop owner.
“In Uttar Pradesh, Kanwar Yatra is carried out with pomp. So Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, mandated all shops to carry the name of their owners as these people spit on water, food, all other items and carry out ‘thook jihad’,” alleged Raja Singh.
He further accused Muslims of running their shops under Hindu names to deceive people. “But now they have to clearly state who their owners are so that our Hindu brothers are aware of their machinations,” said Raja Singh.
The order Raja Singh referred to however has been put on hold by the Supreme Court.
The apex court ordered an interim stay on the directives by the two BJP-ruled states, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, asking eateries along the annual Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners, the staff and other details.
Raja Singh is not new to making anti-Muslim comments. In the recent past too he has delivered inciting speeches against Muslims at an event in Madhya Pradesh, purported videos from which have gone viral on social media.
3 civil service aspirants died after flooding in Delhi
Three bodies were recovered from the basement of a coaching centre in New Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar on Sunday.
Officials said the three civil service aspirants were trapped in the basement of a building housing the coaching centre after water suddenly entered following heavy rain in parts of Delhi on Saturday.
“The unfortunate incident took place at one coaching centre at Old Rajendra Nagar, at the conclusion of search and rescue operations, 3 dead bodies were recovered. Their families have been informed,” Delhi Police posted on X.
“The case has been registered and the investigation is underway,” the post added.
Meanwhile, protests broke out, over the deaths as students raised slogans against the civic body and the coaching centre and sought action against those responsible for negligence.
Two female and one male civil service aspirants died while a few others were trapped for several hours after water suddenly entered the basement of the coaching centre.
