Anti-Muslim Sloganeering at Jantar Mantar: BJP’s Ashwini Upadhyay Among 6 Detained by Delhi Police

New Delhi, 10 Aug 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others have been detained in connection with the anti-Muslim sloganeering near Jantar Mantar on Sunday, reports India Today citing a source from Delhi police.

Others who were arrested along with Upadhyay are Vinod Sharma, Deepak Singh, Deepak, Vinit Kranti, Preet Singh, the police said.

According to the police, a case under sections 153A and 188 of the Indian Penal Code has been filed against the accused. Upadhyay and other accused were questioned till early Tuesday morning. The BJP leader was on Monday asked to appear at the Connaught Place police station for questioning.

Hundreds of Hindutva men and women on Sunday gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding repeal of British era laws from Indian Penal Code that they said are “anti-Hindu”. They also demanded one code for the entire country.

But like any other Hindutva event, the rally was also marked by disinformation, lies, hate speeches and Islamophobia.

The call for the rally was given by Supreme Court lawyer and a Hindutva ideologue Ashwani Upadhyay who addressed the gathering amidst chants of Jai Shree Ram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai.

Genocidal slogans, which call for murder of Muslims, were also raised at the gathering.