A case against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, formerly known as Wasim Rizvi has been registered by Uttarakhand police for making objectionable and inflammatory statements against Islam during the three day ‘Dharam Sansad’ or religious conclave held in Haridwar.
The Haridwar “Hate Assembly” sparked a controversy after videos of several Hindutva leaders making provocative speeches and inciting violence against minority communities surfaced on social media.
Jitendra Narayan Tyagi’s speech was broadcast live on Facebook. He has been accused of purposely hurting the religious sentiments of crores of Muslims. Gulbahar Khan lodged an FIR against Tyagi at Haridwar Kotwali.
In a tweet, the Uttarakhand Police said (in Hindi), “Taking cognizance of the video that is going viral on social media for spreading hatred by giving provocative speeches against a particular religion, a case has been registered against Wasim Rizvi alias Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others under Section 153A IPC in Kotwali Haridwar and legal proceedings are in progress.”
The three-day religious assembly held from December 17 to December 19, was organised by Yati Narsinghanand, a controversial Hindutva figure known to make communal statements.
RTI activist and Trinamool leader Saket Gokhale on Thursday said that he has filed a complaint with the Station House Officer of Jawalapur police station against the organisers and speakers of the hate speech gathering.
