Karni Sena chief courts controversy with hate speech
The Hindu
He defends his assertions against a religious community saying he has the right to freedom of speech
In a controversial remark at a mahapanchayat against “love jihad” and religious conversions at Pataudi here on Sunday, Karni Sena national president Suraj Pal Ammu, in an obvious reference to a religious community, said that “they cut moustache, but we are capable of cutting throats”, adding that a resolution be adopted to “throw them out of this country”. In a series of videos of his speech doing the rounds on Twitter, Mr. Ammu exhorted the youth present in the meeting to produce 20 children each. He said the young men not interested in contesting elections “need not worry about the law on two children and could produce 20 children”. Talking about the opposition to the construction of a mosque in Bhora Kalan village, Mr. Ammu said instead of opposing it every time an effort was made to construct it, the locals should root it out. He said he was not satisfied with the resolution to not allow houses on rent to “these people”, and instead a resolution be adopted to throw them out of the country.More Related News