Punjab Congress chief threatens Hindus, video goes viral

A video has surfaced wherein the previous Punjab DG Police Mohammad Mustafa, who can be the principal strategic adviser to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, is heard blatantly threatening Hindus of dire repercussions in the event that they dare to carry their occasions close to his occasion throughout a public assembly on January 20, Thursday.
Sharing the purported video, BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shazia Ilmi accused Sidhu’s aide of making an attempt to incite violence and disturb communal concord by giving provocative statements forward of the Punjab meeting polls.
“अल्लाह की क़सम ,मैं क़ौमी सिपाही हूँ, मैं जिला प्रशासन को बताना चाहता हूँ, की मेरे जल्से के बराबर हिन्दुओं क़ो जगह दी तों अच्छा नहीं होगा” मलेरकोटला में @sherryontopp के PS अपनी पत्नी के लिए प्रचार करते हुए. #कांग्रेसीसेक्युलरिज़म @ANI @BJP4India @gssjodhpur @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/FmEXgyHRMX— Shazia Ilmi (@shaziailmi) January 21, 2022
The video of the hate speech was first shared by Chiranshu Rattan, the spokesperson of the BJP Punjab youth wing. Soon it began doing rounds on social media. Ilmi captioned the video with a piece of the Congress chief’s inflammatory assertion made throughout an occasion held within the Baghwala Mohalla in Malerkotla district late on Thursday night.
She Tweeted in Hindi which roughly translated to: “Swear to Allah, I am a soldier of my community, I want to tell the district administration, that it will not be good if Hindus are given a place next to my” PS of Malerkotla @sherryontopp whereas campaigning for his spouse.”
‘I swear on Allah I will enter their houses and beat them up’, Punjab Congress chief blatantly threatens Hindus
In the video, Congress’ Mohammad Mustafa is heard threatening of making a state of affairs that can not be managed if Hindus have been allowed to carry occasions close to his occasion. Amidst loud cheers and claps, the Congress chief stated: “Allah ki kasam kha ke kheta hoon inka koi jalsa nahi hone denge. Main quami fauji hoon, predominant quami sipahi hoon, mein RSS ka agent nahi hoon jo dar ke ghar mein ghus jaonga (I swear by Allah that I’d not permit them to organise any occasion. I’m a warrior and soldier of my neighborhood, I’m not an RSS agent who will conceal in concern.)
He added: “Agar dobara inhone aaisi harkat ki, khuda ki kasam inke ghar mein ghus kar marunga. Aaj mein sirf warning de raha hoon. Mein voto ke liye nahi lad raha…mein kaum ke liye lad raha hoon. Main zila police aur zila prashasan ko bhi batana chahata hoon…agar dobara aisi harkat hui…mere jalse ke barabar mein agar Hinduon ko ijaazat di gayi, toh mein aaise halat paida kar doonga ke sambhalne mushkil jo jayega” (If they once more attempt to do one thing like this, I swear on Allah I’ll enter their homes and beat them up. I’m not combating for votes however for my neighborhood. I warn the district administration and police that if in future they permit Hindus to carry gatherings subsequent to ours, I’ll create such an setting that it is going to be tough for them to manage.)
What transpired
The former Punjab DG Police Mohammad Mustafa’s hate speech got here within the wake of a verbal spat between supporters of Congress candidate Razia Sultana and AAP candidate Jamil-ur-Rehman. Tension began when levels of AAP and Congress have been arrange in the identical lane inside 20-25 ft in Baghwala Mohalla, which is close to Sirhindi Gate and each programmes have been scheduled to be held concurrently on January 20 (Thursday) night.
Reportedly the AAP employees raised slogans in opposition to police and even Navjot Singh Sidhu’s aide Mohd Mustafa.
Speaking concerning the incident Waseem Sheikh, the secretary of Muslim Sikh federation Punjab stated: “DJ of Congress was causing disturbance to AAP’s function and speakers of AAP were also not audible. AAP supporters raised slogans from their venue and didn’t go near Congress’s stage.” When the tensions between the Congress and the AAP erupted, Waseem Sheikh was current on the venue.
BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shazia Ilmi asks EC to take cognisance of the Punjab Congress chief’s hateful speech
Responding to the identical, BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shazia Ilmi stated: “Our team and Chiranshu got video and it was a speech given by Mustafa while campaigning during the election in Malerkotla, which is a Muslim-dominated area. This is a hate speech and he is trying to incite violence and disturb communal harmony by giving such provocative statements ahead of the Punjab election.”
“The Election Commission should take cognisance of this video and should not allow Razia, who is an MLA from Malerkotla, to contest the election,” Ilmi added.
Who is Mohammad Mustafa
Notably, Mohammad Mustafa is the husband of Razia Sultana, the Congress candidate representing the Malerkotla constituency within the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He can be the previous Punjab DG Police, In August final 12 months, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had appointed former IPS officer Mohammad Mustafa as his principal strategic adviser.
The improvement adopted a day after Mustafa, the husband of Punjab Cabinet Minister Razia Sultana, had turned down Sidhu’s invitation to designate him as one in every of his 4 advisers.
“Mohd Mustafa is hereby appointed as the principal strategic advisor to the PPCC president, the undersigned, Navjot Singh Sidhu with immediate effect,” a press release issued by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee stated.
“He would act as a PCC coordinator with the AICC on issues pertaining to his domain and any other matters that the president may deem fit,” it added.
“Love to be associated with Razia Ji and Mustafa sahib,” Sidhu stated in a tweet.
Malerkotla is an meeting constituency in Punjab. The Muslim-dominated district has 3.24 lakh voters. In 2017, this constituency was received by Razia Sultana of the Indian National Congress. She had defeated Mohammad Owais from Shiromani Akali Dal with a margin of 12702 votes.
The 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections can be held in Punjab in a single section on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the sixteenth Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly and the outcomes can be introduced on March 10.