Action against hate slogans by pro-CAA activists sought

File cases against rally leaders, demands social activist Masood

No case has been registered by the police against those making provocative speeches and slogans during the pro-CAA rally held in Quli Qutub Shah Stadium on February 2.

The Akhand Bharath Sangarsh Samithi had organised a prorgramme in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act, and the National People’s Register at the Stadium. Hyderabad City Police had accorded permission after imposing certain conditions, including a ban on carrying out a rally and provocative speeches/slogans or provocative gestures/postures and provocative acts. However, the participants ignored this and raised objectionable and provocative slogans.

One of the speakers, Subuhi Khan, an advocate, made a provocative speech in which she portrayed some pockets in the old city like Nawab Sahab Kunta, Talab Katta, Shastripuram and Bhavani Nagar as “mini Pakistan.”

Social activist S.Q. Masood said the police did not take suo moto action against the organiser and speakers who delivered

provocative speeches. “We will lodge complaint against Ms Subuhi Khan for derogatory remarks against certain areas of the old city. We will call on the DCP South Zone and submit a representation,” he said.

He pointed out that the city police have registered cases against the organisers and some participants of the Million March, Tiranga Rally and Flash Protesters, even though those protests were peaceful and no one made any provocative speeches.

Mr Masood said Ms Khan said that “people of the old city are selling

their daughter’s to Sheikh (meaning Arab nationals). Such words have hurt the residents of the old city and tarnished the image of the old city. He said she went as far as telling the gathering, “Goli maaro salo ko,” (let loose bullets on these **** ) and “Goli maaro gadaro ko” (let loose bullets on the traitors) and thus encouraged them to resort to violence and shooting at citizens of India.

At her instigation, several members in the gatherings repeated these slogans, Mr Masood further said.

Secretary of the Mehr

Organisation, Affan Quadri, said the police must be neutral, but it has been discriminatory.

“We were hoping that the police would take action against the organisers of that programme for violating the conditions imposed when giving police permission” but instead the organisers of the rally were allowed to get away with making death threats against anti CAA protesters and shouting slogans such as “Azadi hum denge kaise maar kar, cheer kar” (we will give them freedom by killing them and slitting them).