Arshdeep catch-drop row: BJP leader accuses Mohammed Zubair of ‘fuelling hate against Sikhs’

BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has demanded registration of an FIR against Mohammed Zubair for “fuelling hate propaganda against the Sikh community”.  

Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a police complaint against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for “fuelling hate against Sikhs in India”. The BJP leader alleged that Mohammed Zubair “deliberately tried to spread hate propaganda against Indian cricket player- Arshdeep Singh and the entire Sikh community.”

Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who had dropped a catch during the India-Pakistan match on Sunday, was brutally trolled on social media after India lost the match.

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Accusing him of “illegal and anti-national activities”, Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed, “Mohammed Zubair who is the founder of Alt News and operates a Twitter account by the name zoo_bear has deliberately through his Twitter account tried to spread hate propaganda against Indian cricket player Arshdeep Singh and the entire Sikh community.”

I have filed a police complaint against @zoo_bear as he was a part of Pak’s conspiracy to defame Sikhs and fuel hate campaign against Sikhs in India. His screenshots are used by Pak handles. I have demanded enquiry into who supported Zubair in creating this “Khalistani” agenda pic.twitter.com/xtc5U5yEsj