The Left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Saturday protested outdoors the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan right here towards a seer, who allegedly delivered a hate speech towards a group and made a rape menace, and demanded his arrest.
Over 50 protesters have been detained by police and later launched in response to officers.
Bajrang Muni Das, mahant of Maharshi Shri Lakshman Das Udasin Ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Khairabad city, allegedly made the speech and menace on April 2 and a video of it surfaced on social media on Thursday.
In the two-minute video, Das is heard saying if any Hindu lady is teased by a person belonging to a specific group, he would himself rape a girl of that group.
AISA activists raised slogans demanding Das’ fast arrest.
They alleged that police detained them and a number of other protesters have been injured within the melee.
“Women, Muslim and queer protesters were harassed by police. Even after 6 pm, police refused to release the detained protesters, some of whom were observing ‘roza’. Finally, just three minutes before the time of breaking the fast, the protesters were released,” the AlSA claimed.
A senior police officer stated 52 protesters — 42 males and 10 girls — have been detained and later launched.
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday registered a case towards Das over his hate speech.
Hours after the case was registered, a video surfaced on-line by which Das apologised and stated his assertion had been offered in a “wrong way”.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
