After "Can Cut Throats" Speech By Haryana BJP Official, No Police Action

Videos of controversial comments by Suraj Pal Amu, spokesperson of the BJP's Haryana unit, have been shared widely on social media

Despite the presence of close to 100 police personnel, a violence-inciting speech by a BJP official has gone unpunished so far. Videos of hate-filled comments by Suraj Pal Amu, appointed recently as one of the spokespersons of the BJP's Haryana unit, have been shared widely on social media since Sunday. He made the comments at a mahapanchayat in Pataudi, a town in BJP-ruled Haryana. The police are yet to act against him or the event organisers. "They (Muslims) cut their moustaches, we can cut throats... We will pick them (Muslims) off one by one (chun chun ke thokenge)," Mr Amu is heard saying in the videos as the crowd cheered him on. Legal experts say his comments clearly violate hate speech laws, including Sections 153 A and B of the Indian Penal Code, which punishes anyone who "promotes disharmony, feelings of enmity, or hatred between religious groups or anyone who makes assertions harmful to national integration". The punishment ranges from three-year jail, or a fine, or both.