Hindutvawadi always spread hatred: Rahul over Haridwar hate speech

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said “the Hindutvawadis have always spread hatred and violence” and all communities pay the price for it.

He said India is against violence and this should not happen anymore.

This comes after a ‘Dharma Sansad’ was organised at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar from December 17-20 where hate speeches were allegedly made against a community.

Event was organised by Yati Narasimhanand Giri

The event was organised by Yati Narasimhanand Giri of the Juna Akhada, who is already under the police radar for making vitriolic hate speeches and inciting violence against Muslims.

“The Hindutvavadis always spread hatred and violence. Hindus-Muslims-Sikhs-Christians pay its price. But not anymore!” Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi with hashtags ‘India Against Hindutva’ and ‘Haridwar Hate Assembly’.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also called for strict action against people spreading hatred and violence.

“Strictest action should be taken against those who incite hatred and violence of this kind. It is despicable that they should get away with making an open call to murder our respected ex-PM and unleash violence against people of different communities,” she tweeted.

Such acts violate our constitution and the law of our land,” she added.

FIR has been lodged against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi

Meanwhile, an FIR has been lodged against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others on Friday.

Tyagi, who changed his name from Waseem Rizvi, and other speakers at last week’s event have been accused of making provocative speeches with clips going viral on social media.

Rizvi was former Shia Waqf board chairman and recently converted to Hinduism.

An FIR was registered on Thursday under IPC Section section 153A – promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language.